About the Book

Textbook of Engineering Chemistry is a comprehensive book which blends basic topics in chemistry with applied chemistry and written on the lines of JNTUK syllabus-2013. It is important for Engineers to have a good understanding of subject as they look forward to designing and developing newer materials with requisite properties and structures that are eco-friendly, economical and long lasting.

General Features of this book

• Written strictly according to JNTUK prescribed syllabus-2013

• Objectives of study are given at the beginning of each chapter

• Several numerical problems, multiple choice questions and short and essay type questions are included.

• Newly added topics on chemical aspects of nanomaterials, Fibre reinforced plastics, biodegradable plastics, conducting polymers, Liquid crystals, batteries, solar cells, solar heaters, solar reflectors, Green house effect, Green chemistry, etc., are discussed on the lines of syllabus.

• Added the new material, keeping in view of theory questions that are being asked.

• Topics are bulletised to allow easy reading and comprehension for the students.

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About the Author

Prof. C. Parameswara Murthy has been on the faculty of Osmania University since 1974 and as Professor of chemistry since 1992 and superannuated in December 2011. In addition to his excellent academic contributions to the student and teaching community, he also discharged administrative duties as Chairperson, Board of studies in Chemistry, Head, Department of Chemistry and Dean, Faculty of Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad. He was a Visiting Scientist / Post-Doctoral fellow at various prestigious institutions abroad including University of Karlsruhe, Germany (1980-81); Max-Planck Institute for Radiation Chemistry, Germany (1985-86); Ohio State University, USA (1987-89), Hahn-Meitner Institute (1993). He was a UNDP visiting Professor at University of Asmara, Eritrea (1997-98). He has 25 publications in Journals of international repute and authored & edited eleven books.