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| CHIM0012-3 | Chemical Kinetics
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Nathalie Job |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| Stoichiometry, extent of reaction, reaction rate. Definition of an elementary step. Transition-state theory. The rate of an elementary step. The collision theory. Open and closed sequences. The steady-state approximation. Kinetic treatment of catalytic sequences, chain reactions, polymerization reactions. The rate-determining step. Shift of rate-determining step. Rate-determining active centers. Ambiguity of simplified kinetics. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Notions of chemical kinetics necessary to calculate chemical reactors and to study heterogeneous catalysis. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Chemistry - 1st bachelor |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Analysis of an article of chemical kinetics recently published in a scientific journal. This work is carried out by groups of two students, is presented in a written report by each student and is the subject of an oral interrogation. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Written notes available for the whole course at the first lesson. These notes are accompanied with a booklet of exercises. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral examination on theory and written examination on exercises.
Oral interrogation on scientific article of chemical kinetics analysed during worshops. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| 2nd semester |
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Contacts :
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| Dr. Nathalie JOB
Department of Applied Chemistry
University of Liège
Institut de Chimie - B6a
4000 Liège, Belgium
Tel. : 32-(0)4-366 35 37
Fax : 32-(0)4-366 35 45
e-mail : Nathalie.Job@ulg.ac.be |
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