ENVIRONMENTAL CATALYSIS

Catalog description

The course deals with fundamentals of catalytic processes for purification of exhaust gases. Catalysis for clean production will also be an important part of the course. Topics covered include the following: crystallography and chemistry of the solid surface, adsorption sites, catalysis by acids, metals and semiconductors; bi-functional catalysis, reactions of combustion, oxidation, reduction, photolysis; selective catalytic reduction on zeolites, and thermal decomposition over metals; oxidation over heavy meta ls oxides, combustion catalysts, and sulfur reduction with Cu on alumina catalysts; heterogeneous photo-catalysis on semiconductor catalysts.