Catalysis

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 (160)

Objectives

• 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.