ANNEXURE – I

B.Tech. (Chemical Engineering) FINAL YEAR, MAJOR PROJECT

The detailed project report is to be submitted in the following format. Marks of each item are given on the right-
hand side. In case of any doubt, the project coordinator may be contacted.

I. General 5
Cover page, certificate, contents, acknowledgements, etc.
II. Summary 5
Executive summary of the project, giving its highlights, cost, employment potential, power, and
other utilities required and the profitability of the project.
III. Project Details 380
1. Introduction 5
Problem statement and description
Introduction to the format of the report
2. Project Description 50

a. Uses and present status of the product/importance of the problem 5

b. (i) Available processes for the production of the product with brief description 5
(ii) Techno-economic appraisal of alternative processes/schemes 5
(iii) Status of technologies/schemes available 10
(iv) Selection of technology/scheme: Basis of selection, details of the selected 10
process including flow sheet
(v) Source of knowhow of selected process/technology. 5
c. Raw Materials 20
(i) Detailed specifications
(ii) Requirement of raw materials and basic assumptions made in computing the
raw material requirement
(iii) Availability: indigenous/imported
(iv) Government policies for import of the raw materials
(v) Prevailing prices
(vi) Testing procedures for the raw materials (as per BIS, ASTM, DIN, ISO
standards, if any)
3. Material and Energy Flow Information 50

a. Material balance along with assumptions made and material flow sheet 25

b. Energy balance along with assumptions made and energy flow sheet 25

4. Detailed Design of Equipment 215

a. Process design of all major equipment giving literature references. 125

b. Mechanical design of a minimum three major equipment 30
c. Drawings of at least 2 equipment as per BIS specification of equipment in (b) 20
d. Specifications of all process equipment including auxiliaries like pumps, 30
compressors, piping, values and their materials of construction.
e. Major engineering problems of the plant with their possible remedies. 10
5. Materials Storage & Handling Facilities 15

6. Process Instrumentation & Control and Safety Aspects 35

IV. Environmental Protection & Energy Conservation 80

1. Environmental Aspects 70

a. Air Pollution 20
• Possible sources, emission standards and ambient air quality standards
• Necessary treatment/mitigative measures for environmental protection.
b. Liquid Effluents 20
• Possible sources, effluent standards
• Necessary treatment/mitigative measures for effluent discharge.
 c. Solids Disposal 10
• Solid wastes, if any, quantity and properties
• Disposal techniques adopted
d. Noise Pollution 10
• Source, noise levels, and mitigative strategy
2. Energy Conservation 10

• Possible usage of renewable resources viz, solar energy, biomass etc.

• Energy conservation options
V. Plant Utilities 35
1. Air for Process and Instrumentation 5
2. Heat Transfer Media 5
• The type and requirement
• Steam generation system, if any
3. Water 10
• Process and general water requirement and standards
• Water treatment and storage facilities
• Cooling tower/spray ponds
4. Refrigeration 5
• Air conditioning /refrigeration requirements
5. Electricity/Power 10
• Total power requirement/ Grid power/captive power generation if possible for
continuous operation of plant.
VI. Organizational Structure and Manpower Requirement 15
• Organizational structure with chart
• Manpower requirement including managerial, supervisory and other categories (e.g.
skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled workers) along with their salaries.
VII. Market Prospects 15
• A brief analysis of demand and supply of the product of the past 5 years and next five
years.
• Present production capacity/licenced capacity in the country giving the status of the
production
• Export potential (if any)
• Marketing set-up and area of consumption
VIII. Site Selection & Project Lay-out 15
• Critical points taken into consideration e.g. Union/ State Governments policies for
promoting industries in no industry district, subsidy, transport, availability or raw
materials, market accessibility.
• A plot lay-out of works, showing location of the main plant, provision for future
expansion, space for providing utilities in future, administrative block, staff facilities,
storage area, hazardous area, car and tanker parking, fire, pump house, hydrant network,
roads, green belts etc.
IX. Economic Evaluation & Profitability of the Project 50
• Total project cost including fixed capital, working capital requirements, preliminary and 15
pre-operative expenses. The breakup of the capital cost in Rupees
• Detailed statement indicating the cost of production covering various elements of cost 10
• Cash flow chart 5
• Breakeven point with detailed calculation and graphical representation. 10
• Full justification of the selling price taken in the preparation of cash flow 5
• Implementation schedule 5
X. References 10
References should be given as per the guidelines of American Chemical Society Journals
(https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/bk-2006-STYG.ch014).
 ANNEXURE – II
Sl. No. Utility Unit Rs/unit
1. Power kWh 5.50
2. High Pressure Steam (100 atm) T 1800
3. Medium Pressure Steam (40 atm) T 1500
4. Low Pressure Steam ( 12 atm) T 1200
5. Fuel Oil T 6000
6. Fresh Water m3 1.6
7. Treated Water m3 35
8. Demineralized Water/Boiler Feed Water m3 25
9. Cooling Water m3 30
10. Plant air m3 0.7
11. Instrument air m3 0.8