Surface and interface design for heterogeneous catalysis

• Catalysis principles
• Surface/interfaces properties
• Design of catalysts (structure-performances relationship)
• Applications of heterogeneous catalysts in the field of environment and energy will be emphasized during seminars.

Program overview:

- Understanding the fundamental principles of catalysis.

- Knowledge about catalysis by metals, electrocatalysis and catalysis by solid.acids. 

-  Impact of interface design on performance of catalysts.

After a presentation of the fundamentals of heterogeneous catalysis, the courses will aim at giving to students the basic knowledge about catalysis by metals, catalysis by  solid acids and electrocatalysis which are the main research areas dealing with interface design of solid (catalyst) and reactants (gas or liquid phase). Catalytic processes represent 90% of the processes used in industry to obtain chemicals.

Assessment methods

- Written examination

Outcomes
- Basic knowledge of heterogeneous catalysis
- Study of the main families of catalysts (acid-base, metallic, electrodes)
- Knowledge of the phenomena involved in heterogeneous catalysis
- Correlation between interface and catalytic performance