Nanocatalysts
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The official GTU curriculum for Nanocatalysts (subject code 3173915) as prescribed for Nano · Semester 7 divides the course into 4 units, covering 8 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3173915)Unit 1 Introduction, Concept and Catalyst Characterization
- Rate of reaction Elementary step and rate determining step (RDS) Reaction pathway Reaction rate in reactors BET theory
- total surface area Pore volume and pore size distribution Hg porosimetry method N2 desorption method Overall pore size distribution
Unit 2 Adsorption and Desorption Processes 8
- Subject Code: 3173915 w.e.f
- AY 2018-19 Adsorption Rate Desorption Rate Adsorption equilibrium on uniform surfaces-Langmuir isotherms single-site (non- dissociative) adsorption Dual-site (dissociative) adsorption Derivation of the Langmuir isotherm Adsorption equilibrium on non-uniform surfaces-Langmuir isotherms The Freundlich isotherm The Temkin Isotherm Activated adsorption
Unit 3 Kinetics and Mechanisms
- Transition-state theory (TST) the steady-state approximation (SSA) Heats of adsorption – atomic Heats of adsorption – molecular Activation barriers – dissociation Activation barriers – recombination Reaction Model with a RDS - unimolecular and bimolecular Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechanism Eley-Rideal mechanism
- Sabatier activity
Unit 4 Catalyst in Nanoscale
- Noble metals nanocatalyst (Ru, Rh, Pd, Pt, etc) Polymer stabilized Rh and Ru nanoparticles Oxide supports for nano-catalysts
- Carbon supports for nanocatalysts 9 Subject Code: 3173915 w.e.f
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