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Methods for characterization of catalysts

Type of study Doctoral
Language of instruction English
Code 9350-3014/02
Abbreviation MCHK
Course title Methods for characterization of catalysts
Credits 10
Coordinating department Institute of Environmental Technology
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Lucie Obalová, Ph.D.

Osnova předmětu

Principle of selected spectroscopic techniques: XRD, XRF, XPS, FTIR, UV-vis, Raman, EXAFS, NMR, EPR
Principle of temperature-programmed techniques: TPD, TPR, test molecules
Principle of adsorption-desorption techniques: N2 adsorption, calorimetry, chemisorption
Strategy of analysis of the chemical composition, textural properties and structural properties of the catalyst
Examples of analysis of acid-base properties of catalysts
Oxidation-reduction catalysis: examples of analysis of active centers of catalysts
In-situ spectroscopy

Povinná literatura

J.W. Niemantsvertdriet: Spectroscopy in Catalysis, Willey - VCH, Weinheim, 2002.
I. Chorkendoff, J.W. Niemantsvertdriet: Concepts in Modern Catalysis and Kinetics, Willey - VCh Weinheim, 2003.
M. Albert Vannice: Kinetics of Catalytic Reactions, Springer ScienceþBusiness Media, Inc., 2005.

Doporučená literatura

 ERTL, G., KNOZINGER, H., WEITKAMP, J. Handbook of Heterogeneous Catalysis,
VCH Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. D-69451 Weinheim, Federal Republic of Germany,
1997.