Industrial Catalysis. 3 credits, 3 contact hours

Catalog description

Prerequisites: CHE 612 or equivalent. The class provides an introduction to catalytic phenomena as well as catalysts with the background information necessary to understand industrial catalytic processes. Examples discussed are hydrogen, ammonia and methanol synthesis, inorganic and organic oxidation reactions, petrochemical processes, pollution abatement and other important processes. The course provides insight into the theory of catalytic phenomena and information about related technologies from an industrial perspective.