1. komponenta

Lecture type	Total
Lectures	30
Laboratory exercises	15
Seminar	15

* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)

Course objectives:
Introducing students with basic industrial scale catalytic processes; synthesis and preparation of catalysts; characterization techniques; catalyst reaction mechanisms. Students will gain detailed process knowledge of industrial catalytic processes in oil refining, petrochemistry and wastewater treatment.

Course content (syllabus):
WEEK 1. Introductory lecture, repetition of key definitions and terms: homogenous and heterogenous systems, kinetic models and reaction orders, activation energies; commercial importance of catalytic processes.
WEEK 2. Synthesis and preparation of inorganic and polymeric catalysts; shaping of catalysts.
WEEK 3. Surface and morphology characterization (AFM, SEM, EDX, XRD, WAXS)
WEEK 4. Composition and electronic structure characterization (ICP-MS, EPR, XPS)
WEEK 5. Partial exam.
WEEK 6. Desulfurization and hydrotreating, cracking and reforming in oil refining.
WEEK 7. Isomerization and alkylation in oil refining.
WEEK 8. Hydrogenation and oxidation in petrochemical industry.
WEEK 9. Preliminary exam.
WEEK 10. Catalytic wastewater treatment at elevated temperature and pressure.
WEEK 11. Catalytic wastewater treatment at normal temperature and pressure.
WEEK 12. Essentials of green chemistry and the application of catalytic processes.
WEEK 13. Partial exam.
WEEK 14. Presentation of student independent assignments.
WEEK 15. Presentation of student independent assignments.

Format of instruction: lectures, exercises, field work, independent assignments, laboratory
Comments:
Field work: industrial visit (oil refinery).
Laboratory: preparation and application of a catalyst for wastewater treatment.
Independent assignments: case study of selected industrial catalytic processes.

Student responsibilities: -

Monitoring student work: Class attendance, Experimental work, Preliminary exam, Report, Seminar paper, Practical work, Written exam

Learning outcomes at the level of the programme to which the course contributes:
- Compile and apply advanced knowledge of natural and technical sciences, particularly chemical engineering and environmental engineering in solving scientific, professional and general social problems.
- Solve engineering problems using the scientific method combining expert knowledge from chemistry, environmental, and chemical engineering as well as material science and engineering.
- Correlate expert knowledge from chemistry, chemical engineering and material engineering with awareness of influence on society, economy and environment.
- Utilise advanced laboratory procedures and instruments for synthesis of new products, create sustainable processes, and solve problems of water, air and soil pollution.
- Apply different analytical techniques, analytical and numerical methods, as well as software tools in creative problem solving of engineering challenges, proposing sustainable technological solutions.
- Identify and analyse complex problems in technological processes of chemical and related industries.

Expected learning outcomes at the level of the course (3 to 10 learning outcomes):
1. Knowledge and understanding of catalyst preparation.
2. Explain and analyse wanted properties and structure of a catalyst for a given application.
3. Define and explain catalytic processes in oil refining and petrochemical industries.
4. Define and explain catalytic processes in wastewater treatment.
5. Apply the knowledge of catalytic processes for obtaining desired products.
6. Define the demands and requisites of green chemistry.

1. Knowledge and understanding of catalyst preparation.
2. Explain and analyse wanted properties and structure of a catalyst for a given application.
3. Define and explain catalytic processes in oil refining and petrochemical industries.
4. Define and explain catalytic processes in wastewater treatment.
5. Apply the knowledge of catalytic processes for obtaining desired products.
6. Define the demands and requisites of green chemistry.

1. Course materials prepared by the course teachers for lectures, seminars and laboratory exercise.,
2. Catalysis: Concepts and Green Applications, G. Rothenberg, Wiley-VCH Verlag, Weinheim, 2008.
3. Catalysis: An Integrated Textbook for Students, U. Hanfeld, L. Lefferts, Wiley-VCH Verlag, Weinheim, 2018.
4. Advanced Oxidation Processes for Water and Wastewater Treatment, S. Parsons, IWA Publishing, London, 2004.
5. Green Chemistry and Catalysis, R.A. Sheldon, I. Arends, U. Hanfeld, Wiley-VCH Verlag, Weinheim, 2007.
6. Catalysts in Petroleum Refining and Petrochemical Industries 1995, Volume 100, M. Absi-Halabi, J. Beshara, H. Qabazard, A. Stanislaus, Volume 100, Elsevier, 1995.

Mandatory course - Regular studij - Chemical and Environmental Technology