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Course Catalog 00/01


Chemical and Metallurgical Eng

KMT011 Industrial Catalysis 6.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q II and IV

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER
Johan Sterte Prof


PREREQUISITES
KMK005, KMK036 and KMT003


COURSE AIM
The objective of the course is give the students knowledge about heterogeneous catalysis, heterogeneous catalysts and of the industrial applications of these primarily in chemical production processes.


CONTENTS
Introduction: the role of heterogeneous catalysis in modern chemical industry.
Basic concepts and fundamental catalysis: adsorption, thermodynamic and kinetic aspects.
Catalysts: acid catalysts and zeolites, supported metal catalysts, metal oxides and other catalyst types.
Catalytic processes in the refining industry: catalytic cracking, catalytic reforming, desulfurization.
Catalytic processes in petrochemical industry and other branches of the chemical industry: oxidation and partial oxidation, processes based on utilization of synthesis gas (ammonia, methanol) etc.
Environmentally important catalytic processes: automotive exhaust gas cleaning, catalytic combustion, SCR.


TEACHING
The course is presented in the form of lectures. In an individual work, the student investigates the current technological status of a selected catalytic process and presents this in the form of a report.


EXAMINATION
Written examination with differentiated grades. The laboratory exercises are reported in the form of a written reports, and an oral presentation of the results.
COURSE GRADE SCALE: U,3,4,5

ITEMS/CREDITS
Project work 1.50ECTS
Writen exam 4.50ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Will be announced later

Further information: International Office

Valid for the academic year 00/01.

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