CHE515 ADVANCES IN CATALYSIS
| Course Code: | 5630515 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Chemical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. DENİZ ÜNER |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
To develop a general understanding in
Advanced level kinetics and thermodynamics of the chemical reactions Heterogeneous reaction kinetics and their mechanism The relationship between the structure and the reactivity of the surfaces Adsorptive methods of the surface characterization The consolidation of the characterization data and the surface reaction mechanisms for the rational design of catalysts
Course Content
Applications of the principles of micro kinetic analysis, statistical and classical thermodynamics on the heterogeneous surface chemical reactions. Transition state theory, surface energetics. Advanced catalyst characterization techniques : incorporation of the characterization information in the chemical reaction analyses.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the semester the successful student should be able to
- choose methods to identify the catalytic problem, the bottleneck in a reaction
- collect evidence from the literature and critically evaluate data
- interpret chemical information obtained from transient techniquies
- incorporate classical and statistical thermodynamics in kinetic analysis
- obtain a kinetic model consistent with the data
- obtain a rate expression consistent with the data