Day 1 :BASICS OF CATAYSIS
Economic importance of heterogeneous catalysis
Reminders on chemical thermodynamics and kinetics
The catalytic transformation
General properties of heterogeneous catalysts
Comments on selectivity
60 slides

Day 2 :
CHARACTERIZATION
Surface area, porosity, selective chemisorption
OTHERS TRANSPORT PHENOMENA
External diffusion, internal diffusion, heat effects
60 slides

Day 3 :
CATALYST DEACTIVATION
Poisoning, pore plugging, sintering
Remedies, regeneration
CATALYTIC REACTORS
The plug flow reactor
Fixed bed reactors, fluidized bed reactors, others
Laboratory and bench scale reactors
50 slides

Day 4 :
ENERGY RELATED CATALYSIS
Naphta reforming
Hydrodesulfurization (gas oils, atmospheric residues)
Catalytic cracking to gasoline
HYDROGEN CHAIN
Steam reforming of natural gas, ammonia synthesis
63 slides

Day 5 :
CATALYTIC DEPOLLUTION OF AUTOMOTIVE TRANSPORTS
The problem of spark ignited engines, three way catalysis
PERFORMANCES
AN EXAMPLE OF SELECTIVE OXYDATION PROCESS
METALLOCENE CATALYSIS FOR OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION

42 slides. This may be partly or totally replaced by the evaluation of students and professor, diploma distribution