Academic Catalog

CHE508 SURFACES AND SPECTROSCOPY IN CATALYSIS

Course Code: 5630508
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Chemical Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
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Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.

Course Content

Concepts of catalytic surface reactivity and tools to investigate catalytic surfaces. Structures and structural characterizations of single crystal surfaces and powder catalysts. Spectroscopic surface characterization techniques. Techniques that involve adsorption of a species for surface characterization. Surface thermodynamics. Dynamics at the surfaces. Surface electronic properties. Catalysis on the surfaces of single crystals.