Further information on the course "Modern concepts in industrial heterogeneous catalysis"

Organization: AK Prof. Dr. Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt

Location: Room 006, Building 11.21

Language: Transparencies in English, upon wish English course language

Time: 2 SWS, 3 ECTS, every Thursday during the semester, starting on 26.10.2023 at 8.00 h

Registration: please register in ILIAS

Guest lecturers from industry: Will be announced.

Older examples below:

Course in WS 2020/2021

04.11.2020: Introduction, from Fundamentals to Application (including wrap up of catalysis, JDG)

11.11.2020: Emission control part I: Overview and concepts; Three-way catalysts

18.11.2020: Emission control part II: Diesel oxidation catalysts; Particulate filters

25.11.2020: Emission control part III: NOx removal catalysts; Urea hydrolysis; from atomic structure to application

02.12.2020: Emission control part IV: Spectroscopic studies

09.12.2020: Production of hydrogen and synthesis gas / Steam reforming; from the fundamentals to the application (Fundamentals for methanol, ammonia, FT-synthesis)

16.12.2020: Hydrodesulfurization / Hydrodeoxygenation (fundamentals + theory)

07.01.2021: Partial oxidation of methane; Water Gas Shift Reaction (only on-line)

14.01.2021: Methanol synthesis (fundamentals/application/theory)

21.01.2021: Homogeneous catalysis;  Acetic acid production

28.01.2021: Fischer Tropsch Synthesis / Methanol to olefins

03.02.2021: Selective oxidation

03.02.2021: t.b.a.

03.02.2021: Wrap up and view on future heterogeneous catalysis

All course materials are provided via ILIA (register on ILAS)

Last update: 20.10.2020

Course in WS 2019/2020

16.10.2019: Introduction, from Fundamentals to Application (including wrap up of catalysis, JDG), download(update 16.10.2019), Exercise for repitition of lecture "catalysis"

23.10.2019: Emission control part I: Overview and concepts; Three-way catalysts (download)

Overview (article by Olaf Deutschmann and Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt); concepts and exhaust gas aftertreatments in stationary units (JDG), download file here; review article for stationary units

30.10.2019: Emission control part II: Diesel oxidation catalysts; Particulate filters (download)

06.11.2019: Emission control part III: NOx removal catalysts; Urea hydrolysis; from atomic structure to application (download)

13.11.2019: Exhaust gas catalysts in action: Advanced preparation methods and novel insight into their structure (JDG), (download)

20.11.2019: Synthesis gas (CO/H2) and hydrogen for ammonia and methanol synthesis (JDG), (download)

27.11.2019: Hydrodesulfurization / Hydrodeoxygenation (fundamentals + theory, ES/FS), download

04.12.2019: Partial oxidation of methane; Water Gas Shift Reaction (JDG), download

11.12.2019: Methanol synthesis (fundamentals/application/theory, FS), download

18.12.2019: Fischer Tropsch Synthesis / Methanol to olefins (FS), download

08.01.2020: The role of simulation in the development of exhaust aftertreatment catalysts (guest: Martin Votsmeier/ Umicore), download

15.01.2020: Selective oxidation I (FS/ES), download

22.01.2020: Selective oxidation II (JDG), download

05.02.2020: Future processes (JDG), download

Last update: 04.02.2020

Course in WS 2017/2018

Tentative schedule and downloads (only for personal use, downloads will be updated from last year)

18.10.2017: Introduction, from Fundamentals to Application (including wrap up of catalysis, JDG), download(update 17.10.2017), Exercise for repitition of lecture "catalysis"

25.11.2017: Exhaust gas catalysis – Overview; concepts and exhaust gas aftertreatments in stationary units (MC and JDG) Overview (article by Olaf Deutschmann and Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt); concepts and exhaust gas aftertreatments in stationary units (JDG), download file here (update 17.10.2017); review article for stationary units

08.11.2017: Exhaust gas catalysis – concepts and exhaust gas aftertreatments in mobile applications (MC), download (update 22.11.2016)

15.11.2017: Fundamentals in exhaust gas catalysis; CO-removal, oscillations, hydrocarbon removal, Diesel oxidation catalysts (MC), download (update 22.11.2016)

22.11.2017: SCR-catalysts; from the atomic structure to application; research opportunities (MC), download (update 22.11.2016)

29.11.2017: Exhaust gas catalysts in action: Advanced preparation methods and novel insight into their structure (JDG), download (update 22.11.2016)

06.12.2017: Synthesis gas (CO/H2) and hydrogen for ammonia and methanol synthesis (JDG), download

13.12.2017: Desulfurization (fundamentals, MC), download

20.12.2017: Partial oxidation of methane; Water Gas Shift Reaction

21.12.2017: Water gas shift  and methanol synthesis, part I (fundamentals, download)

10.01.2017: Methanol synthesis, part II (download), Fischer-Tropsch (download)

17.01.2018: Selective oxidation, part I (JDG)

24.01.2018: Selective oxidation, part II (WK)

31.01.2018: Ammonia oxidation (Martin Votsmeier, Umicore)

07.02.2018: Wrap up and view on future heterogeneous catalysis (download)