Course: Chemical Kinetics and Catalysis

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Course title Chemical Kinetics and Catalysis
Course code KFCH/C025A
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Čičmanec Pavel, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Bulánek Roman, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Čapek Libor, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. week Definition of fundamental terms (rate of the reaction, kinetic equation, mechanism of reaction, classification of chemical reactions). Temperature dependence of the rate constant (Arrhenius' theory and Eyring' theory). 2.-3. week Isolated and simultaneous reactions (consequent, reversible and parallel reactions). 4. week Variables applicable for the study of course of the kinetics of chemical reaction. Methods for determination of the stoichiometry and the reaction order from both the differential and integral experimental data. 5. week Kinetics of homogeneously catalyzed chemical reactions (general equation, Van´t Hoffs' and Arrhenius' type of intermediate). Autocatalysis. 6. week Heterogeneous catalysis (introduction, heterogeneous catalytic processes in gas (liquid) - solid system). Elementary steps of heterogeneous catalytic reaction. Expression of efficiency of heterogeneous catalytic reaction (activity, conversion, yield, selectivity, TON, TOF). 7. week Evaluation of physical and chemical properties of heterogeneous catalysts 8.-9. week Mass transfer effects. External and internal gradients. Thiele modulus. Mathematical description. Criteria to verify the absence of mass transfer limitations, apparent activation energy. Diffusion in pores. 10.-11. week Kinetics of heterogeneous catalytic reactions. Procedure of kinetics study. Simplifying assumptions. Langmuir-Hinshelwood and Eley-Rideal description of kinetics of heterogeneous catalytic reactions. Mars-van Krevelen mechanism. 12.-13.week Chemical reactors. Ideal Batch Reactors (principle, mathematical model), Steady-State Mixed Flow Reactors (principle, mathematical model), Steady-State Plug Flow Reactors (principle, mathematical model). Exercises.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of int this course of the chemical kinetics and catalysis is to acquaint students with the phenomena that accompany the chemical reaction in reactors, including their quantitative evaluation. Furthermore, the aim is to acquaint students with the description of important catalytic processes. Practical examples from this field, solved in lectures and seminars, should provide an understanding of the problems of chemical reactors and strategies for their use in the study of the kinetics of chemical reactions.
After completing the course, the student is able to independently solve more complex problems related to the kinetics of catalytic chemical reactions and chemical reactors.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of physical chemistry in level of the undergraduate study. Practical knowledge of basic physico-chemical methods.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Theoretical preparation for lectures and exercises Exam (written test, oral examination)
Recommended literature
  • Fogler, H. Scott. Elements of chemical reaction Engineering. Prentice Hall, 2016.
  • Chorkendorff, I. Concepts of modern catalysis and kinetics. Weinheim Wiley: VCH, 2007.
  • Murzin D. Yu. Engineering Catalysis. Berlin, 2013.
  • Murzin D. Yu,Tapio S. Catalytic kinetics. Amsterdam, 2005.
  • Thomas J. M., Thomas W. J. Principles and practice of heterogeneous catalysis. New York, 1997.


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