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Terminated in academic year 2021/2022

Kinetics of Heterogeneous Processes

Type of study Doctoral
Language of instruction Czech
Code 619-0903/02
Abbreviation KHD
Course title Kinetics of Heterogeneous Processes
Credits 10
Coordinating department Department of Physical Chemistry and Theory of Technological Processes
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Ľudovít Dobrovský, CSc., dr. h. c.

Subject syllabus

Terminology in chemical kinetics. Homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions.
Dependence of reaction rate on selected factors.
Reaction rate theory.
Kinetics of heterogeneous processes, basic steps of heterogeneous reaction. Mechanisms and mathematical description of diffusion - molecular, convective and turbulent diffusion. Fick's laws, diffusion flow. Diffusion (transport) limited reactions - basic principles – external and internal diffusion. Heterogeneous process with consecutive and concurrent steps, diffusion and chemical resistance. Diffusion limited heterogeneous process.
Surface phenomena and surface properties of solid compounds. Electronic structure and adsorption properties of metals, adsorption on semi-conductors and insulators.
Adsorption at the solid/gas interface and solid/liquid interface. Adsorption isotherms. Temperature and pressure effect on adsorption and desorption processes. Examples of surface processes application.
Kinetics of heterogeneous processes in first order systems - melting, evaporation, sublimation, solidification (crystallization) condensation, polymorphic transformations. Examples kinetics in second and higher order systems.
Principles of catalysis, homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis. Intermediate steps and kinetics of homogeneous catalytic reactions. Acid-basic catalysis.
Kinetics and basic notions of heterogeneous catalytic mechanisms reactions. Catalysis on metals and non-metals.
Kinetics of heterogeneous catalytic reactions, mechanism, basic ideas of
heterogeneous catalysis reactions. Catalysis by metals and non-metals.

Kinetics and mechanism of reactions of gaseous components catalyzed by solid
catalyst. Choice of catalyst – theory.
Industrial application of heterogeneous catalysis.



Literature

Atkins,P.W., Physical Chemistry, Oxford university press, Oxford 1993, 995 s.
Laidler,K.J., Chemical kinetics, Harper and Row, New York 1987.
Bond,G.C., Heterogeneous catalysis:principles and applications, Clarendon
Press, Oxford 1986.

Advised literature

Satterfield,C., Heterogenous catalysis in practice, McGraw-Hill, New York 1980.
Current articles in professional journals.