Textbook Of Engineering Chemistry, 2nd Ed.

About the Book : The second edition is designed to cover the chemistry course requirements of the First year engineering degree courses of Indian Universities and Institutes and is in accordance with the syllabi of various State Technical Boards. It provides an in-depth information on the topics usually taught at B.E. level with number of solved and unsolved problems with two new chapters viz., Solid State and Electrochemistry. A fine fusion of lucid language, numerous solved problems and inclusion of laboratory experiments makes it a must have for students.

Salient features :
• Simple language to stimulate the students and help maintain their enthusiasm • Covers syllabus prescribed by most of the technical universities • Variety of solved examples • Additional questions for practice • Laboratory experiments included • Preparation of common laboratory reagents included

Contents : 1. Chemical Bonding 2. Acids and Bases 3. Chemical Kinetics and Catalysis 4. Solid State 5. Electrochemistry 6. Environmental Chemistry 7. Corrosion 8. Lubricants 9. Water Chemistry 10. Fuels and Combustion 11. Instrumental Techniques 12. Polymer Chemistry 13. Stereoisomerism and Mechanism of Organic Reactions 14. Coordination Chemistry 15. Quantitative Analysis 16. Phase Rule 17. Experiments in Engineering Chemistry, Index

About the Authors:
R.N.Goyal is Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. He holds a Ph.D. in electrochemistry from Roorkee University and D.Sc from Agra University. He has gained further experience as Postdoctoral fellow at the University of Loughborough, UK, University of Oklahoma, USA and later as JSPS scientist at Kyoto University, Japan. He has been teaching undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students for three decades. His research interests are molecular electrochemistry and determination of biomolecules at nanomaterial modified electrodes. He has published 250 research papers and 34 students have completed Ph.D. under his supervision.

Harmendra Goel is an Assistant Professor in Applied Sciences Department of G.B.Pant University, Pauri. He holds Ph.D. from Meerut University and has more than a decade experience of teaching engineering students. His research interest is in coordination chemistry and has more than eleven research papers to his credit in international journals.