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1 Introduction 2 Fundamentals of heterogeneous catalysis
2.1 Adsorption
2.1.1 Fundamentals
2.1.2 Experimental methods for surface determination
2.2 Diffusion
2.3 Kinetic approaches
2.4 Deactivation
2.5 Laboratory reactors 3. Heterogeneous catalysts
3.1 Catalyst concepts
3.1.1 Energetic aspects
3.1.2 Steric effects
3.1.3 Electronic factors
3.1.4 Semiconductors
3.1.5 Insulators
3.2 Examples of heterogeneous catalysts
3.2.1 Production methods
3.2.2 Transition metal oxides
3.2.3 Molecular sieves
3.2.3.1 Structure
3.2.3.2 Synthesis
3.2.3.3 Properties and modification 4. Characterisation of heterogeneous catalysts
4.1 Thermal methods (TPR, TPO)
4.2 Infrared spectroscopy
4.3 UV-Vis spectroscopy
4.4 Magnetic methods
4.4.1 MAS-NMR spectroscopy
4.4.2 ESR spectroscopy
4.5 Microscopic methods
4.5.1 Electron microscopy
4.5.2 Tunnelling microscopy (AFM, STM)
4.6 Surface methods
4.6.1 Near-edge and far-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy (EXAFS)
4.6.2 X-ray crystal structure analysis (XRD)
4.6.3 Auger electron spectroscopy (AES)
4.6.4 Electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA-XPS, UPS)
4.6.5 Low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) 5. Catalytic processes
5.1 Environmental catalysis (fuel cells, exhaust gas catalysts)
5.2 Inorganic reactions
5.3 Organic reactions
5.4 Petrochemistry 6. Outlook Handouts of the slides Slides Fischer Tropsch Synthesis catalysts (given by Prof. van Steen, UCT) Slides Fischer Tropsch Synthesis - Process (given by Prof. van Steen, UCT )