JORDAN UMIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
Applied Kinetics, Chem. 743
Textbooks: 1) Heterogeneous Catalysis, Principles and Applications, by
G.C. Bond.
2) Heterogeneous Catalysis, In Practice, by Charles N.
Satterfield.
3) Catalytic Chemistry, by Bruce C. Gates.
References: 4) Kinetics of Heterogeneous Catalytic Reactions, by M.
Boudart and G Dje- ga-Mariadasson.
5) Acid-Base Catalysis, by K. Tanable, H. Hattori, T. Yamaguchi, T. Tanaka.
6) Applied Heterogeneous Catalysis, by J.F.Le page.
7) Physical Chemistry, by K.J.Laidler, J.H. Meieser.
Course Content:
I. Short Introduction to Kinetics of Non-Catalysed Reactions:
KINETICS OF ELEMENTARY REACTIONS(rate equation, analysis
of Kinetic results, molecular kinetics, activation energy, potential
energy surfaces, hard-sphere collision theory, transition state theory,
reactions
insolutions,
influence
of
solvent
Dielectric
constant)COMPOSITE REACTION MECHANISM (rate determining
step, types of composite reactions, free-radical reactions and chain
reactions, photochemical reactions, photosensitization.
II) Heterogeneous Catalysis:
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF CATALYSIS (kinetics of catalyzed
reactions, Definitions, implications, classification of catalysis systems,
reactions pathway, classification of solid catalysis). ADSORPTION
ON SOLID SURFACES (adsorption isotherms, surface area and
porosity, adsorption, effect of temperature on amount adsorbed,
physical adsorption isotherm, models for adsorption isotherms).
CHEMISORPTION AT METAL SURFACES (metal surfaces for
fundamental research, adsorbed states of molecules on metals).
CHEMISORPTION AT OXIDE SURFAACES (introduction,
electrical conductivity of solids, the band theory of solids,
chemisorptions on semi conducting oxides, adsorption on insulator
oxides). KINETICS OF CATALYSED REACTIONS (rates of orders
of reaction, effects of temperature on the rates of catalyzed reactions,
mass transport limitation of catalyzed reactions, langmuirHinshelwood model and its applications, apparent activation energies)
QUANTITATIVE ASPECTS OF CATALYSIS BY METALS (the
reactions that metals catalyze, the volcano principle). STRUCTURE
(catalysts for industrial processes: general requirements, catalytic
reactors and physical forms of catalyst, composition and manufact ure
of industrial catalysts: general consideration, supported metal
catalysts, unsupported metal for use in liquid media). GENERAL
METHODS OF MANUFACTURE: PRECIPITATION METHOD
(precipitation, calcinations, reduction to the metal, impregnation)
CATALYST SUPORTS (alumina, silica, activated carbon).
PROMOTORS (textural and structural promoters).
III) Catalysis in Solution:
Introduction. ACID BASE CATALYSIS (catalysis in gas phase,
catalysis in dilute aqueous solution, general and specific acid and base
catalysis, catalysis in concentrated strong acid solutions, catalysis by
bases, stepwise and concentrated reactions, catalysis by metal ions).
HYDROCARBON CONVERSION (carbenium ion reactions,
catalysis by carbenium ion, intermediates). CATALYSIS BY
ELECTRONE TRANFER. ORGANOMETALLIC CATALYSIS
(introduction, banding and structure of transition metals complexes,
reactions
of
transition
metals,
EXAMPLES
OF
ORGANOMETALLIC
CATALYSIS.
CATALYSIS
BY
MACROMOLECULES.
IV) Catalysis by Enzymes:
Introduction, composition and structure of enzymes, reactions
catalyzed by enzymes, nature of catalytic sites: the uniqueness of
enzymes as catalysis, examples.
V) Catalysis by Polymers:
The nature of polymers, attachment of catalysis group to polymers
supports, catalysis in polymer gels, adsorption and the kinetics of
polymer-catalyzed reaction.
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