Processes in Porous Materials
Prozesse in porösen Materialien
6 CPevery semesterEN
Prerequisites
Recommended, as written
basic knowledge of porous materials and knowledge of physical chemistry
Contents
• nature of porosity • equilibrium adsorption and adsorption kinetics in porous materials • transport processes in porous materials • interplay of chemical reaction and transport processes in heterogeneous catalysis (macro kinetics) • the interplay of mass transport and adsorption of molecules in porous materials investigated by temperature-programmed desorption
Learning outcomes
The students acquire basic knowledge on the nature of highly porous materials (pore widths between 0.5 and 50 nm) and their characterization. They acquire knowledge of important processes which take place in highly porous materials such as adsorption and mass transport processes. By studying original scientific literature on their own, students are able to analyse scientific texts and reflect on their content in the context of the lecture material. In addition, students have acquired further personal skills related to the degree programme through communicative discussion in seminars.
Assessment
2 written exams, each 45 minutes, weighted 50%
Literature (1)
- - Video-based teaching material (asynchronous) - Original scientific literature provided by the lecturer Text books: M. Baerns, A. Behr, A. Brehm, J. Gmehling, H. Hofmann, U. Onken, A. Renken, K.-O. Hinrichsen, R. Palkovits, Technische Chemie, Wiley-VCH, various editions H. Scott Fogler, Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering: Pearson New International Edition, Pearson Education Limited, Harlow, 2013
Source: BTU's module description · retrieved 29 Sep 2026Original