Unit 1 Introduction

3 lecture hours

• Heterogeneous catalytic processes
• types of heterogeneous Reactions
• absorption isotherms
• rates of absorption
• Physisorption and chemisorptions
• Multilayer adsorption & Pore condensation Program Name: Master of Engineering Level: PG Branch: Computer Aided Process Design Course / Subject Code: ME01072061 Course / Subject Name : Catalyst Science and Technology

Unit 2 Heterogenous Catalyst

8 lecture hours

• Solid catalysis
• types of catalysts
• catalyst formulations and Preparation methods
• Catalysts Characterization methods: Surface area and pore volume determinations, XRD, various Spectroscopic techniques
• Temperature programmed reduction & oxidation
• Electron microscopy

Unit 3 Catalyst Test and Reactor Type

12 lecture hours

• Testing of catalysts
• various types of reactors
• activity and selectivity studies
• Kinetics and Mechanism of catalytic reactions Effect of internal and external transport processes
• Industrial processes involving heterogeneous solid catalysts

Unit 4 Homogenous Catalyst

• Introduction and types of Reaction
• Mechanism and Kinetics
• Enzyme catalysis
• Industrial homogenous processes 6 15

Unit 5 New development in solid catalysis, monolith catalysts , nanocatalysts,

• Fuel cell catalysts
• Environmental catalysts
• Insitu characterization. 6 15

Unit 6 Catalyst deactivation and reuse – modes of catalyst deactivation and

• catalyst recovery and reuse
• Heterogeneous catalysis – examples and case studies 5 10

Unit 7 Photo catalysis - principles, synthesis and applications in water

• splitting and environmental clean up 5 10