Catalytic Processes

Description

The course presents: Overview of catalytic reactors with their application in the petroleum and petrochemical industry, basic characteristics, Reaction mechanisms and reaction kinetics modelling. The classification and selection of reactor models. The description of reactor models, boundary conditions, estimation and/or calculation of key model parameters (effective diffusion coefficient, efficiency characteristics, interphase and interphase transfer mass and heat transfer coefficients, etc.), model validation. Catalytic hydrotreatment (HDS, HDN, HDO, HDA, HDM, HDAs), types of catalysts, modelling. Catalytic reforming, Fluid catalytic cracking.  

Program

Bachelor degree in Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering Department (144)

Objectives

• The purpose of this course is not only to understand the catalytic chemistry with backgrounds of physical chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and organic chemistry but also to apply the knowledge to practical catalyst design and development. Moreover, we would like students to learn the relationship between the catalytic properties and chemical processes and to understand the importance of catalyst in different chemical industries.