| NAME OF THE COURSE |
Catalysis in Enviromental Protection |
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Code |
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Course teacher |
Prof Branka Andričić |
Credits (ECTS) |
4.5 |
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Associate teachers |
Prof Matko Erceg |
Type of instruction (number of hours) |
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Status of the course |
Mandatory |
Percentage of application of e-learning |
0 % |
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| COURSE DESCRIPTION |
Course objectives |
Strengthening the knowledge about catalysis and catalysts as well as the overview of the catalyst preparation methods. Insight in modern methods of pollution control and „green“ chemical catalytic processes. |
Course enrolment requirements and entry competences required for the course |
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Learning outcomes expected at the level of the course (4 to 10 learning outcomes) |
- detailed explanation of the principle of catalyst role in chemical reaction
- distinguish homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts
- distinguish the basic components of heterogeneous catalytic system
- recognition of the different catalysts in real systems (stationary and mobile sources of emissions)
- ability to explain the importance of catalysts applications in industry and the concept of sustainable development. |
Course content broken down in detail by weekly class schedule (syllabus) |
1st week: Presentation of learning outcomes of the course. Environmental pollution and “clean” energy. Importance of catalysis.
2nd week: Basic principles of catalysts role in chemical reactions (activity, selectivity, stability).Heterogeneous catalysis: reaction steps. Physical and chemical adsorption (Lenard-Jones diagram). Basic laws of adsorption.
3rd week: Mechanism and kinetics of heterogeneous catalytic reactions. Heterogeneous catalytic system: carriers, promoters, activators, moderators and inhibitors.
4th week: Preparation of heterogeneous catalysts (precipitation, impregnation, skeletal catalysts, monoliths).
5th week: Durability of catalysts and deactivation resistance. Causes of catalysts deactivation.
6th week: Catalytic oxidation of VOC (traditional industrial processes, air clean-up).
7th week: NOx reductions: nonselective and selective catalytic reduction. An overview of lectures.
8th week: First test.
9th week: Emissions from stationary sources. CH abatement procedures. Low temperature CO oxidation.
10th week: Emission control from gasoline engines (engine construction, emissions and regulations, catalytic conversion).
11th week: Emission control from diesel engines (engine construction, emissions and regulations, particulate filters, catalysts for diesel engines).
12th week: Zeolites as the catalysts in environmental protection (structure and application in industrial processes and environmental protection).
13th week: The role of catalysts in chemical recycling of waste plastics (catalytic cracking to gasoline, diesel, kerosene, fuel oils, monomers and other chemicals.)
14th week: An overview of lectures. Discussion about some examples from practice.
15th week: Second test. |
Format of instruction: |
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Student responsibilities |
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Screening student work (name the proportion of ECTS credits for eachactivity so that the total number of ECTS credits is equal to the ECTS value of the course): |
Class attendance |
1.5 |
Research |
0.0 |
Practical training |
0.0 |
Experimental work |
0.0 |
Report |
0.0 |
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Essay |
0.0 |
Seminar essay |
0.5 |
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Tests |
0.9 |
Oral exam |
0.7 |
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Written exam |
0.9 |
Project |
0.0 |
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Grading and evaluating student work in class and at the final exam |
The complete exam can be passed through two tests during the semester. The passing score is 60 % and the fraction of each test is 45%. At least 80 % class attendance during the lectures gives additional 10% of final grade.
In the exam period the student has to attend to written and oral exam (passing score is 60%). Written exam is 50% and oral exam is 50%.
Grades: successful (60% – 70%), good (71% – 80%), very good (81% – 90%), excellent (91% – 100%). |
Required literature (available in the library and via other media) |
Title |
Number of copies in the library |
Availability via other media |
T. Kovačić, B. Andričić, Kataliza, Interna skripta, KTF, Split, 2010. |
5 |
Web stranice KTF-a |
R. M. Heck, R. J. Farrauto, Catalytic Air Pollution Control, J. Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, 2012 |
1 |
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Optional literature (at the time of submission of study programme proposal) |
F. J. J. G. Janssen, R. A. van Santen, Environmental Catalysis, Imperial Colledge Press, London, 1999
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Quality assurance methods that ensure the acquisition of exit competences |
Quality assurance will be performed at three levels:
(1) University Level;
(2) Faculty Level by Quality Control Committee;
(3) Lecturer’s Level. |
Other (as the proposer wishes to add) |
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