National Sugar Institute jobs for Guest Faculty Engineering in Kanpur. Last Date to apply: 23 Jun 2016

Guest Faculty job position in National Sugar Institute 

Subjects

a. Chemical Engineering

b. General Engineering

c. Business Management

d. Computer Awareness

e. English Proficiency (Language Lab)

f. Sugar Chemistry

g. Physical chemistry

h. Biochemistry

Subject : Organic Chemistry (Theory)

1. Bonding and Mechanism of Reactions: Modern concept of bonding, Electron displacement effects: Inductive, Electromeric and Resonance effects. Strength of substituted acetic acids, Hydrogen Bond. General idea about various Nucleophilic and Electrophilic reactions. 2. Stereochemistry: Stereoisomerism with reference to optical and geometrical isomerism. Enantiomers, diastereomers, racemic modifications & meso-isomers. Cause of optical activitiy. Chirality and R/S configuration. CisTrans and E-Z isomers & Geometrical isomerism in cyclic compounds. Conformations of alkanes and cycloalkanes (general idea only). 3. Chemistry of Carbohydrates. a. Monosaccharides-Classification, properties and reactions of monosaccharides (taking Glucose as an example). Interconversions of monosaccharides. Configurations of pentoses and hexoses. Epimers & Epimerisation. Mutarotation. Cyclic structures of Glucose and Fructose and their conformations. b. Di and Oligosaccharides –Classification, nomenclature and general methods for determination of their structures. Preparation /isolation and structural studies of Maltose, Cellobiose, Lactose, Sucrose and Raffinose. c. Polysaccharides – Classification. Structural studies and uses of Cellulose and Starch. Effect of Starch on cane juice processing during sugar manufacture and its removal. 4. Colour Constituents:Nature of various colouring constituents present in sugarcane juice and their role in the development of colour in sugar house products. Methods of elimination of colouring constituents during processing. 5. Amino acids-Classification, general properties and chemical reactions of amino acids. Maillard reaction. Major amino acids present in sugarcane juice. Role of amino acids in the process of sugar manufacture. 6. Proteins- Classification, properties and colour reactions of proteins 7. Non-nitrogenous Acids:Nature of non-nitrogenous organic acids present in sugarcane juice and their effect on the process of sugar manufacture. 8. Dextran-Its structure and formation in Sucrose containing media, including cane juice. Effect of dextran on sugarcane juice processing and removal. Analysis of dextran in sugar/sugar house products. 9. By-Products:Synthesis, isolation, properties and uses of end products derived from bagasse, pressmud & molasses such as Furfural from bagasse, Sugarcane wax from pressmud and Aconitic acid from molasses. 10. Sweetners other than Sucrose:Sweeteners other than Sucrose, Glucose and Fructose. Structure and properties (including sweetness) of following sweeteners-Saccharin, Sugar alcohols (Sorbitol, Mannitol and Xylitol), Aspartame, Stevioside and Sucralose

Subject : Physical Chemistry (Theory)

1. Analytical Chemistry: Mole, Normality, Molarity, Molality, Formality, ppm, ppb, ppt, Mole fraction, Equivalent weight and Numerical based on it. 2. Basic concepts of measurement of electrical conductivity.Strong and weak electrolytes, Specific conductivity, Molar conductivity, Equivalent conductivity. Application of conductance measurement, Determination of conductivity ash by ICUMSA method, Physico chemical characteristics of precipitation in clarification process in sugar manufacture. 3. Acids and Bases; Arrhenius concept, Proton transfer theory, Lewis concept, Dissociation of weak acids. The pH Scale, pH measurement using Hydrogen electrode, Glass electrode, Buffer mixture of weak acid and its salts. Calculation of pH values of buffer mixtures. Henderson’s equation. 4. Crystallization : Difference between crystalline and amorphous solids. law of crystallography Space lattice and unit cell, Bravias lattices, Seven crystal systems. Point defects; Schottky defects, Frenkel defects. Influence of non sugars present in sugar house products on the rate of crystallization and shape of crystals. 5. Types of colloidal Systems, classification of colloids, Lyophobic and lyophilic sol, size, range, properties of colloidal systems, Electrical properties, charge on colloidal particles, Coagulation of colloidal solutions. 6. Adsorption; Difference between adsorption and absorption, Adsorbent, Adsorbate Chemisorption and Physisorption, positive and negative adsorption, Factors influencing Adsorption. 7. Colorimeters and spectrophotometers-their principle, working diagrams, Beer-Lambert’s law and its derivation, λmax and factors affecting λmax, Colour and its measurement. Factors affecting the colour measurement. Measurement of colour of sugar solution by GS-8, GS-9, GS-10 ICUMSA methods. 8. Surface tension, Surface energy, measurement of Surface tension, effect of temp on surface tension, Surface active agents (Surfactants), Viscosity, Determination of Viscosity, Effect of temperature on viscosity. Colloids in cane juice, elimination of colloids in clarification process of sugar manufacture, coagulants and their role. Turbidity: Concept of turbidity, reason for appearance of turbidity, Method for determination by turbidity meter

Subject : Biochemistry (Theory)

1. Introduction: Molecular basis of living organisms. 2. Structure of cell and sub cellular organelles and their functions, e.g., nucleus, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, cell membrane, cell wall, ribosomes, etc. 3. Carbohydrates: Outline of structure and functions of carbohydrates found in living organisms. Metabolism of carbohydrates including glucolysis, HMP, TCA cycle and Electron transport chain, Pasteur effect. 4. Proteins: outline of structure of common amino acids present in proteins and their properties. Transamination , deamination and decarboxylation of amino acids. Common properties of proteins & isolation of a single protein from cell free homogenate. 5. Nucleic acids: Outline of structure and functions of nucletides, RNA & DNA, Watson Crick model of DNA structure, Tm value. Replication, transcription and translation process. 6. Lipids: outline of structure and functions of fatty acids, phospholipids & steroids, oxidation of fatty acids. 7. Vitamins: Occurrence, structure, function & coenzyme function of vitamins. 8. Enzymes – nomenclature, properties, kinetics and types of enzymes. 9. Photosynthesis – Energetic of photosynthesis, Z-scheme, photo phosphorlation calvin cycle and C4 pathway. 10. Control of microorganisms in sugar factory . 11. Industrial Waste Treatment–treatment of sugar factory effluent.Primary & secondary methods of effluent treatment, measures to reduce volume and load of effluents by good house keeping and their reuse

Sugarcane Agriculture (Theory)

1. Sugar Producing Plants. 2. History, Origin and Distribution of Sugarcane, Major Sugarcane producing countries in the world. Area under sugarcane cultivation in different states in India. 3. Soils: Definition, weathering and soil formation, Composition and classification of Indian Soils. 4. Cultivation of sugarcane, preparation of land, periods of sowing, cane seed, methods of planting, irrigation, optimum conditions for germination, tillering, growth and maturity of the crop. 5. Nutrition of sugarcane: Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potash, effect of each element on tonnage and sugar content. Role of micronutrients in sugarcane. 6. Major diseases and pests of sugarcane and their integrated control measures. 7. Harvesting and transport management : Methods of testing maturity in sugarcane, methods of harvesting and transport of sugarcane. Measures to control harvesting and transport in order to supply fresh and mature cane to sugar factory. 8. Sugarcane varieties : Short introduction to the methods to evolve new varieties including their selection. Major sugar cane varieties of different states. 9. Sugar beet: Importance of sugar beet in sugar production in the world, brief idea on cultivation of sugar beet including time of sowing, fertilizers and irrigation and its comparison with sugarcane

Subject : Statistics 

1. Definition, scope, collection, classification of primary data. Frequency distribution and graphical representation. 2. Measures of Central Tendency, Dispersion and Skewness, Kurtosis. 3. Interpolation and extrapolation (only Newton’s forward and backward formula and Lagranges formula). 4. Correlation coefficient, total, partial, multiple for three variables only (Elementary knowledge of subject with emphasis on the applied side by solving numerical problems), Regression equation, coefficient, curve fitting by method of least squares, standard error. 5. Testing of hypothesis, tests of significance of means and correlation coefficient (excluding paired ‘T’ test). Normal distribution, Z-distribution, fitting of normal curve (without the use of calculating machine), chisquares goodness of fit test. 6. Association of attributes, significance by chi-squares, theory of attributes, Contingency table. 7. Sugar Statistics, data on production, consumption, imports, exports, stocks and price of sugar and sugarcane at all India and state level ; import & export of sugar machinery, its prices and other related statistics.

Subject : Engineering

A. Mechanical Engineering

1. Properties of steam –formation of steam, total heat of water; dryness fraction,liquid heat, latent heat, sensible heat, wet, saturated and super heated steam, use of steam tables, Thermodynamic process of vapour, vapour cycles. 2. Combustion of fuel, chemical principles, air for combustion, calorific values and products of combustion of coal, bagasse as fuel, heat losses in its flue gas. 3. Entropy of vapour, T – F diagram, isothermal and adiabatic line on T – F diagram. Throttle expansion of steam, Mollier diagram

B. Electrical Engineering

1. D.C. Generator and D.C. Motor, general principle, constructional features in brief, e.m.f. equation, back e.m.f., voltage equation, their uses as variable speed motors, Basic of DC Drive. 2. Alternating current, R.L.C. circuits, vector diagrams, electrical resonance etc. 3. Polyphase circuits – three phase star – delta connections etc. 4. Transformer – principles, classification, transformation ratio,Auto Transformer etc. Subject : Instrumentation 1. Terminology: Term associated with Instrument Technology like accuracy, precision, calibration etc.2. Pressure: Definition, different types of pressure like Gauge  ressure, Atmospheric Pressure and Absolute pressure, relation between them. Units of pressure, measurement of pressure, Pressure Indicator, Pressure Recorders. 3. Vacuum: Definition, measurement of vacuum by vacuum gauge and U tube manometer. 4. Elastic devices: Bourdon tube, Diaphragm and Bellows, construction and working of a ‘C’ type Bourdon tube pressure gauge, construction and working of vacuum gauges, its error and methods for removal, calibration procedure. Application of Diaphragm and Bellows. 5. Measurement of Temperature: Filled system thermometer: gas filled, vapour pressure filled and liquid filled thermometer. Construction and working of gas filled, vapour pressure filled and liquid filled thermometer. Its merits and demerits and range of application. Resistance thermometer: Elements, construction, working theory and application.Thermocouple: Definition, different types, ranges, construction, working theory and application. Pyrometer: Definition, different types, construction,working theory and application. 6. Measurement of flow: Orifice Plate, flow measurement with the help of orifice plate. Accuracy and area of application. Rota meter: construction, working theory, accuracy and application. Electromagnetic Flow meter: Working principle, construction, maintenance, area of application. 7. Measurement of level: Sight gauge glass, counted weight type, air purge type, Buoyam type 8. Measurement of pH: Construction of electrodes, maintenance of electrodes, circuit diagram. 9. Boiler Instrumentation: Pressure measurement of steam, use of pig tail siphon for such measurement. Flow measurement of steam by orifice plate and differential pressure transmitter. Use of condensate pot for such measurement. Boiler drum level measurement by sight gauge glass method. Draught gauges. Flue gas temperature, steam temperature, boiler feed water temperature measurement byThermocouple. Flue gas analysis by (CO2, O2 and CO) by Orsat apparatus and on line measurement