Course - Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis - TKP4155
TKP4155 - Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades
Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Grade deviation | Examination aids |
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School exam | 100/100 | 4 hours | D |
Course content
The course is an introduction to important principles and methods of heterogeneous catalysis. Topics are:
- The importance of catalysis as a key technology in the chemical process industry, in energy conversion as well as in environmental chemistry processes.
- Definition of catalysis, elementary reactions, and catalytic sequences.
- Concepts and principles of adsorption, desorption, surface area and porosity.
- Modern theories for surfaces and surface reactions.
- Langmuir-Hinshelwood kinetics.
- Kinetic modelling, including model fitting and data treatment.
- Internal and external mass and heat transfer in catalyst particles as well as the effect of diffusion on reaction kinetics.
- Catalyst preparation.
- Multifunctional catalysis.
Learning outcome
Knowledge:
- Overview about important industrial catalytic processes and the most common catalysts.
- Know how catalysts are applied in sustainable industrial processes to reduce the energy demand and to improve selectivity to the desired products.
- Be able to identify reaction sequences and suggest reaction mechanisms for chemical reactions.
- Be familiar with methods for preparation of catalysts.
- Know how internal and external mass transfer limitations influence the kinetics of catalytic reactions.
- Understand the most common deactivation mechanisms for heterogeneous catalysts and how they influence the kinetics.
- Be aware of the criteria of good experimental practice in kinetic measurements.
- Understand Langmuir-Hinshelwood kinetic model development and data treatment.
Skills:
- Derive rate expressions for catalytic reactions based on Langmuir-Hinshelwood kinetics.
- Design catalytic experiments with control over reaction kinetics without influence of heat and mass transfer limitations.
- Apply chemisorption and kinetic data to calculate reaction rates and specific reaction rates.
- Develop kinetic models for selected chemical reactions.
- Identify and distinguish different deactivation mechanisms present in heterogeneous catalysts.
- Identify internal and external mass transfer limitations by using diagnostic criteria.
- Identify individual elementary reactions.
General competence:
- Be familiar with the principles of catalytic reactions and how the kinetics of the reactions can be derived and applied in practice.
- Recognize important catalytic reactions, in particular for energy conversion and environmental chemistry processes.
- The candidates should be able to identify if a reaction is kinetically controlled or if it is controlled by external limitations such as heat or mass transfer.
Learning methods and activities
The course is given as 3 hours of lectures, 2 hours of of exercises and 7 hours of self study per week. 7 exercises must be passed in order to be admitted to the exam. A score of 60% or higher must be achieved for passing an exercise. Lectures and exam are given in English.
Compulsory assignments
- Exercises
Further on evaluation
If there is a re-sit examination, the examination form may change from written to oral.
Recommended previous knowledge
Course TKP4110 Chemical Reaction Engineering or similar knowledge.
Course materials
I. Chorkendorff and J. W. Niemantsverdriet: Concepts of Modern Catalysis and Kinetics, 3rd edition
Credit reductions
Course code | Reduction | From | To |
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SIK2060 | 7.5 | ||
KP8903 | 7.5 | AUTUMN 2010 |
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Version: 1
Credits:
7.5 SP
Study level: Second degree level
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: AUTUMN 2024
Language of instruction: English
Location: Trondheim
- Technological subjects
Department with academic responsibility
Department of Chemical Engineering
Examination
Examination arrangement: School exam
- Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
- Autumn ORD School exam 100/100 D 2024-11-30 09:00 INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates SL120 Sluppenvegen 14 1 SL311 orange sone Sluppenvegen 14 33 - Summer UTS School exam 100/100 D INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"