CY6112 : Surface Chemistry and Catalysis

Surface phenomena: Structure of clean surfaces; Notation of surface structure; Structure of adsorbate layers; Stepped surfaces; Surface relaxation and reconstruction; Dynamics and energetics of surfaces.

Heterogeneous Catalysis: Adsorption isotherms, surface area, pore size and acid strength measurements; Porous solids; Catalysis by metals, semiconductors and solid acids; Supported metal catalysts; Catalyst preparation, deactivation and regeneration. Model catalysts: Ammonia synthesis; Hydrogenation of carbon monoxide; Hydrocarbon conversion.

Instrumental methods of catalyst characterization: Diffraction and thermal methods; spectroscopic and microscopic techniques.

References:

1. Zangwill, Physics at Surfaces, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1988.
2. Gates, Catalytic Chemistry, Wiley, 1992.
3. W. Adamson, A.P. Gast, Physical Chemistry of Surfaces, Wiley, 1997.
4. M. Thomas and W.J. Thomas, Principles and Practice of Heterogeneous Catalysis, Wiley-VCH, 1997.
5. W. Kolasinski, Surface Science: Foundations of Catalysis and Nanoscience, Wiley, 2002.
6. K. Chakrabarty and B. Viswanathan, Heterogeneous Catalysis, New Age, 2008.
7. A. Somorjai, Y. Li , Introduction to Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Wiley, 2010.
8. Physical chemistry of surfaces by Arthur W. Adamson 1990
9. Chemical kinetics and catalysis by R.I. Masel, Wiley-Interscience, 2001.
10. The chemical physics of surfaces by Roy S. Morrison, S. Roy, 1990.
11. An introduction to chemisorption and catalysis by metals”, R.P.H. Gasser, 1985.
12. Modern techniques of surface science by D.P. Woodruff, T.A. Delchar, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1994.
13. Introduction to Scanning Tunneling Microscopy by C. J. Chen, Oxford University Press, New York, 1993.