KJM5810 – Heterogeneous catalysis
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
The course deals with chemical and physical phenomena that are important within heterogeneous catalysis, including adsorption on and desorption from solids, the chemical kinetics of surface reactions, and chemical equilibrium. The pore structure and surface properties of solid catalysts, their catalytic activity, and selectivity, and instrumentation, and methods for characterization of catalytic systems will be described. Important industrial processes for the exploitation of natural gas will be described and used as examples. The course is well suited for master students with interests directly related to catalysis.
Learning outcome
After completing the course, you are able to:
- Outline the fundamental principles and experimental techniques used to study the five steps in a heterogeneously catalyzed reaction.
- Give a quantitative description of adsorption/desorption and the kinetics of catalytic reactions on a surface.
- Describe how quantum chemistry, statistical thermodynamics, and transition state theory are combined to calculate the rate of surface reactions.
- Explain how the catalytic activity and selectivity is influenced by the physical and electronic surface properties of the catalyst.
- Explain the physical and/or chemical phenomena behind important techniques for the characterization of catalysts and catalytic reactions and the information offered by these techniques.
Admission to the course
Students admitted at UiO must?apply for courses?in Studentweb. Students enrolled in other Master's Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.
Nordic citizens and applicants residing in the Nordic countries may?apply to take this course as a single course student.
If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about?admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.
Recommended previous knowledge
KJM3810 – Catalysis and Industrial Chemistry
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with KJM9810 – Heterogeneous Catalysis.
- 9 credits overlap with KJ430.
- 9 credits overlap with KJ430.
Teaching
The course runs the whole of the semester with 4 hours of classes each week, consisting of:
- 2 hours of lectures
- 2 hours of exercises
It is mandatory to attend the first lecture (including students on the waiting list). If you are unable to attend the first lecture, you must notify the Department of Chemistry before the start of the lecture/exercise.?Otherwise, your course registration will be canceled.
Within August 10th / January 10th, international students must inform the Department of Chemistry if English teaching is requested.
Examination
- Final oral exam which?counts 100 % towards?the final grade.
It will also be counted as one of the three attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for one of the following course KJM9810 – Heterogeneous Catalysis
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
Resit an examination
Students who can document a valid reason for absence from the regular examination are?offered a postponed examination at the beginning of the next semester.
Re-scheduled examinations are not offered to students who withdraw during, or did not pass the original examination.
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.