COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CATALYSIS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KIM 5032 CATALYSIS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to teach the general features of catalysis. Definition, preparation and characterization methods will be explained in detail. Theoretical background of the catalysis and some new methods will also be discussed. The relationship between catalysis and industry will be expressed in the sense of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of the course, the student achieves the interdisciplinary knowledges required to evaluate and manage the catalytic processes.
2   has the competences on the catalytic processes: heterogeneous, homogeneous and enzymatic, especially focused on the preparation and application of heterogeneous catalysts
3   to learn the competences on the characterization of catalytic materials and on the principles of the adsorption, on the main techniques of characterization and on the electronic and molecular mechanisms of the catalysis
4   to learn methods for the characterization of the activity, selectivity and stability of the catalysts. Liquid- or gas-phase reactions.
5   to learn about the green chemistry, environmental aspects of catalysis, biocatalysts and enzymatic reactions.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: Green Chemistry and Sustainable Development, What is "Green Chemistry" Quantifying Environmental Impact: Efficiency, E-factors, and Atom Economy, Just How "Green" is this Process Product and Process Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA), what is Catalysis and Why is it Important
2 Homogeneous Catalysis, Heterogeneous Catalysis, and Biocatalysis; Replacing Stoichiometric Reactions with Catalytic Cycles; Tools in Catalysis Research; Catalyst Synthesis, Testing Catalyst Characterization Tools; Tools for Modeling/Mechanistic Studies
3 The Basics of Catalysis: Catalysis is a Kinetic Phenomenon, Reaction Rates, Reaction Orders, Rate Equations, and Rate-Determining Steps: The Reaction Order, The Rate-Determining Step, The Reaction Profile and the Reaction Coordinate; Zero-, First-, and Second-Order Kinetics
4 Langmuir-Hinshelwood Kinetics; The Steady-State Approximation; Michaelis-Menten Kinetics; Consecutive and Parallel First-Order Reactions; Pre-Equilibrium, ``Catalyst Reservoirs, and Catalyst Precursors
5 Practical Approaches in Kinetic Studies: Initial Reaction Rates and Concentration Effects, Creating Pseudo Order Conditions, What You See versus What You Get, Learning from Stoichiometric Experiments
6 An Overview of Some Basic Concepts in Catalysis: Catalyst/Substrate Interactions and Sabatier.s Principle, Catalyst Deactivation, Sintering, and Thermal Degradation, Catalyst Inhibition, Catalyst Poisoning
7 Midterm
8 Homogeneous Catalysis: Metal Complex Catalysis in the Liquid Phase, Elementary Steps in Homogeneous Catalysis(Ligand Exchange: Dissociation and Coordination, Oxidative Addition, Reductive Elimination, Insertion and Migration, De-insertion and b-Elimination, Nucleophilic Attack on a Coordinated Substrate, Other Reaction Types)
9 Structure/Activity Relationships in Homogeneous Catalysis: Steric Effects: Ligand Size, Flexibility, and Symmetry, Electronic Effects of Ligands, Substrates, and Solvents, Asymmetric Homogeneous Catalysis
10 Industrial Examples: The Shell Higher Olefins Process (SHOP), The Wacker Oxidation Process, The Du Pont Synthesis of Adiponitrile, The Ciba-Geigy Metolachlor Process, Homogeneous Catalysis without Metals
11 Classic Acid/Base Catalysis: Organocatalysis, Scaling up Homogeneous Reactions: Pros and Cons, Catalyst Recovery and Recycling, Hybrid Catalysts: Bridging the Homogeneous/Heterogeneous Gap, Click Chemistry and Homogeneous Catalysis
12 Heterogeneous Catalysis: Classic Gas/Solid Systems, The Concept of the Active Site, Model Catalyst Systems, Real Catalysts: Promoters, Modifiers, and Poisons, Preparation of Solid Catalysts: Black Magic Revealed, Selecting the Right Support
13 Biocatalysis: The Basics of Enzymatic Catalysis, Applications of Enzyme Catalysis, Developing New Biocatalysts: Better than Nature s Best, Nonenzymatic Biocatalysts, Industrial Examples
14 Computer Applications in Catalysis Research: Computers as Research Tools in Catalysis, Modeling of Catalysts and Catalytic Cycles, Predictive Modeling and Rational Catalyst Design

Recomended or Required Reading

1. G. Rothenberg, Catalysis: Concepts and Green Applications, WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, 2008, ISBN: 978-3-527-31824-7.
2. J. M. Thomas, W. J. Thomas, Principles and Practice of Heteroegeneous Catalysis, John Wiley & Sons, N.Y., 1996.
3. I. P. Muchlenov, E. I. Dobkina, V. I. Derjuzkina, V. E. Soroko, Technologie der Katalysatoren, VEB Deutscher Verlag für Grundstoffindustrie, Leipzig, 1976.
4. T. Dumas, W. Bulani, Oxidation of Petrochemicals: Chemistry and Technology, Applied Science Pub. Ltd., London, 1974.
5. Paul N. Rylander, Hydrogenation Methods, Academic Press, London, 1985.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

A fifteen-week program will be implemented. It covers three-hour lectures backed up with one midterm examination and one workshop and interactive presentations. All the lecture documentation is preliminary available to the student both in paper and electronic form. The books used to prepare the lectures are available at the Library of the University. Further data and/or information may be obtained from internet using the new wireless network.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 +ASG * 0.20 +FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Lecture, Discussion, Question & Answer, Field Trip, Team/Group Work, Demonstration, Experiment, Drill - Practise, Case Study, Brain Storming

Assessment Criteria

Midterm(%30)+ Assignment(%20)+Final exam(%50)

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Students will attend 14 lectures and 2 tutorials and 1 workshop on the material covered in this course. Attendance is compulsory at both till %70, but the rules for the attendence up to the students and can be obtained from the web site of Graduate School of Sciences at http://www.fbe.deu.edu.tr/.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Mehmet Kadir Yurdakoç
Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
Phone: (232) 3018695
E-mail: k.yurdakoc@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesdays 5.,6.th hours.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 17 17
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 165

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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