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SYLLABUS FOR BCS (WRITTEN) EXAMINATION
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APPLIED CHEMISTRY
Part-II
Marks: 100
1. Sulphur and sulphuric Acid: Sources of sulphur, Recovery of sulfur from nature, Manufacture of
sulphuric acid, Environmental aspects.
2. Fertilizer Industry: Technological aspects of Fertilizer industries of Bangladesh. Ammonia, Urea
and triple sugperphosphate manufacturing processes. Environmental aspects.
3. Sugar industry: Manufacture of sugar from sugarcane and sugar beat. Utilization of byproducts.
Sugar Industry in Bangladesh.
4. Coal: Coal deposits in Bangladesh. Composition, classification, carbonization, gasification.
Utilization and environmental aspects.
5. Petroleum: Atmospheric and Vacuum distillation. Thermal cracking, catalytic cracking, Reforming,
Hydrocracking. Products of petroleum processing and their uses. Petroleum refining industry in
Bangladesh.
6. Glass and Ceramics : Composition, classification, manufacturing processes, special glasses and
ceramic products.
7. Cement: Classification, strength of cem ent. Cement kilns. Manufacturing processes. Cement
industry in Bangladesh.
8. Caustic-Chlorine Industries: Methods of production of caustic soda and soda ash. Electrolytic
process for caustic soda and chlorine. Diaphragm, Mercury and Membrane processes. Caus tic soda-
chlorine industry in Bangladesh. Environmental aspects.
9. Plastic Industry: Polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polymethylacrylate, polystyrene.
10. Pulp, Paper and Rayon Industries: Manufacturing processes and their comparisons.
Environmental aspects.
11. Soaps and Detergents: Manufacture of Soap, Detergent and Glycerine.
12. Leather Industry: Leather processing including Chrome and Vegetable Training.
13. Edible oils: Extraction, Purification and Hydrogenation, Different Tests for Oils.
14. Surface Coatings: Paints; Pigments; Varnishes; Lacquers -constituents, manufacture, classification
and application.