Course objectives: To provide an overview of catalytic activation processes focusing here on the preparation and
characterization of heterogeneous catalysts, as well as of the current efforts at developing new methodologies to
identify the active sites, elucidate mechanisms, and measure the rate of the chemical reaction.
Catalysts
• Homogeneous (organometallic and enzymatic)
• Heterogeneous (catalytic materials, active sites deposited at the surface )
• Methods of synthesis and deposition of active sites
Physico chemical characterizations
• Textural (specific surface area, porosity)
• Structural (crystallinity, phase identification)
• Morphology of the active sites (nanoscale)
• Chemisorptions (surface characterization, surface properties)
Reactivity
• Activity and selectivity
• Macro kinetics
• Micro kinetics
