Course detail

Colloids, Surfaces and Catalysis

CEITEC VUT-DS204AAcad. year: 2020/2021

PhD course is focused on selected topics in physical chemistry of heterogeneous systems containing solid phase with an active surface such as colloidal nanoparticle systems and heterogeneous inorganic catalysts. The course aims to broaden students' knowledge in the field of colloid chemistry of inorganic nanoparticle systems and heterogeneous chemocatalysis, electrocatalysis and biocatalysis with inorganic nanoparticle catalysts.

Language of instruction

English

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. RNDr. Jaroslav Cihlář, CSc.

Department

Central European Institute of Technology BUT (CEITEC VUT)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

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Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

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Course curriculum

1. Van der Waals forces, Hamaker constant
2. Electrical double layer
3. Electrokinetic phenomena-electrophoresis
4. Electrostatic and polymer-induced colloid stability
5. Rheology of dispersions
6. Principles of molecular heterogeneous catalysis
7. Reactivity of transition-metal surfaces
8. Mechanisms of heterogeneous catalysis
9. Colloidal nanoparticles in catalysis
10. Electrocatalysis
11. Heterogeneous photocatalysis
12. Biocatalysis; relationship with chemocatalysis

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

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Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

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Recommended optional programme components

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Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

A. Rutger van Santen, M. Neurock: Molecular heterogeneous catalysis, WCH, Weinheim 2006
P.C. Hiemenz, R. Rajagopalan: Principles of colloid and surface chemistry, Marcel Dekker, New York 1997
R. Richards (ed.): Surface and nanomolecular catalysis, CRC Press, Boca Raton 2006
R.J. Hunter: Foundations of Colloid Science, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2001

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme STIAMN Doctoral

    branch AM , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch ANTMT , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional