C9981 Heterogeneous catalysis

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s) (příf plus uk k 1 zk 2 plus 1 > 4). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Aleš Stýskalík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Aleš Stýskalík, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry – Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Jiří Pinkas, Ph.D.
Prerequisites
Thorough knowledge of principles and facts covered by the courses of Inorganic, Organic, Physical, and Materials Chemistry is required.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
This course covers advanced principles of heterogeneous catalysis with emphasis on thermodynamics, kinetics, mechanistic investigations, preparation and characterization of catalysts, and development of single-site catalysts. Examples of industrial catalytic reactions will be discussed.
Learning outcomes
Students, after finishing this course, will be able:
- to understand principles of heterogeneous catalysis
- to apply thermodynamics principles to hc
- to apply kinetics principles to hc
- to understand mechanistic investigations
- to suggest methods for preparation of catalysts
- to suggest methods for characterization of catalysts
Syllabus
  • 1. Basic thermodynamics and kinetics of catalytic reactions
  • 2. Mechanistic investigation of cat. rxns
  • 3. From adsorption of a reactant to desorption of a product – steps in heterogeneous catalysis
  • 4. Catalytic sites – acidic, basic, and redox
  • 5. Role of catalyst support, porosity, etc.
  • 6. Preparation of catalysts
  • 7. Characterization of catalysts
  • 8. Examples of industrial catalytic reactions
  • 9. Single-site catalysts
Literature
    recommended literature
  • THOMAS, J. M. and W. J. THOMAS. Principles and practice of heterogeneous catalysis. 1st ed. Weinheim: VCH Verlagsgesellschaft, 1997, xxiii, 669. ISBN 352729239X. info
Teaching methods
The course is taught in English. It consists of 13 lectures of 50 minutes each. Course materials, such as lecture slides, supplementary articles, tables, are available to students in the Information System of Masaryk University.
Assessment methods
Written final exam worth 100 pts, minimum 50 pts to pass.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
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