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Chemical kinetics and catalysis

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Course Unit Code9360-0199/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type A
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
SEI40prof. Ing. Jana Seidlerová, CSc.
MAT27doc. Ing. Vlastimil Matějka, Ph.D.
CIH050Ing. Michaela Tokarčíková, Ph.D.
Summary
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the course is to deepen the students’ knowledge in the field of chemical kinetics by expanding the theoretical knowledge to the solving of more complicated reactions such as simultaneous or chain reactions in various environments. The effect of the environment on reaction rate as well as mathematical expression of this effect in basic reaction rate equations. During the lectures, the students are going to get acquainted with the importance and principals of catalysis, both homogeneous and heterogeneous, using practical examples. At the same time, the students are going to use their acquired theoretical knowledge while working on practical assignments in the subsequent laboratory class.
Course Contents
LECTURES:
1. Introduction, reaction rate and its description by formal mechanism, simple chemical reactions
2. Formal kinetics of complex reactions (simultaneous, reversible, lateral, sequential and chain reactions)
3. Formal kinetics of chain reaction and polycondenzation
4. Experimental methods of chemical kinetics, measurement of reaction rate, evaluation of measurements
5. Mechanism of elementary action I - theory of active collisions
6. Mechanism of elementary action II - theory of absolute reaction velocities,
7. New theory of mechanism description, advantages and shortcomings of individual theories
8. Reactions in the gas phase, reactions in the liquid phase, precipitation in solution
9. Factors influencing the rate of chemical reaction, environmental impact
10. Chemical reactions in solutions
11. Kinetics of heterogeneous reactions, mechanism, speed determining step
12. Theory of homogeneous catalysis, autocatalysis, examples
13. Heterogeneous catalysis, mechanism, activity of catalysts
14. Photocatalysis, principle and description of mechanism, examples
Laboratory exercises
1. Introduction, content of laboratory exercises and requirements for obtaining credit.
2. Determination of the order of reaction in solution by the method of measuring the half-life of the chemical reaction.
3. Determination of velocity constant
4. Determination of activation energy
5. Determination of temperature dependence of activation energy
6. Determination of photocatalytic reaction rate constant
Exercises will be completed with a blackboard exercise with theoretical calculations.

Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
ATKINS, P., W., Paula, J.: Atkin´s Physical Chemistry. Oxford UP 2003, ISBN 0198792859.
SANTEN, R. A.: ed. Catalysis: an integrated approach. 2nd, rev. and enl. ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1999. ISBN 0-444-82963-6.
ATKINS, P., W., Paula, J.: Fyzikální chemie, Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická, Praha 2013, ISBN 978-80-7080-830-6.
BARTOVSKÁ, L.: Chemická kinetika, Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická, Praha 2008, ISBN 978-80-7080-670-8.
TU, K. N. a A. M. GUSAK.: Kinetics in nanoscale materials. Hoboken: Wiley, c2014. ISBN 978-0-470-88140-8.
CABICAR, J.: Fyzikální chemie III: chemická reakční kinetika. Praha: České vysoké učení technické, 1988.
Recommended Reading:
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/chemistry/chem-kinetics

DE LASA, Hugo I., SERRANO-ROSALES, B. and SALAICES, M.. Photocatalytic reaction engineering. New York: Springer, c2005. ISBN 0-387-23450-0.
TRIENDL, L.: Chemická kinetika, Slovenské pedagogické vydavatelství, Bratislava 1978.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit40 25
        ExaminationExamination60 30