Reaction Engineering and Catalysis Training (REACT) Workshop

The REACT workshop will provide attendees with a basic foundation in chemical reaction engineering and catalysis?. Participants will learn basics of applied chemical kinetics? and catalysis, how to design experiments, synthesize catalysts, analyze rate data, choose or design reactors and analytical methods, and use software for modeling and simulating reactive systems. A portion of the workshop will be devoted to selected case studies in reaction engineering, including bio- and renewable energy applications.

Who should attend?

Chemical Engineers, Chemists, Mechanical Engineers, Biological Engineers

Topics

Applied Chemical Kinetics

• Basic concepts and theories
• Modeling reacting systems
• Rate laws and mechanisms
• Reaction pathway resolution
• Catalysis
• Basic concepts
• Kinetics of elementary catalytic steps
• Catalytic chemistry
• Catalyst selection and synthesis

Reactor Analysis and Design

• Chemical reactor? analysis
• Catalytic reactors?
• Catalyst deactivation

Experimental Methods in Kinetics and Catalysis

• Experimental design and methods
• Laboratory reactors?
• Analysis of rate data
• Catalyst characterization?

Computational Methods in Kinetics and Catalysis

• Computational quantum chemistry
• Molecular simulation
• Detailed chemical kinetic modeling

Selected Case Studies

• Oxidation?
• Biomass pyrolysis?
• Thermochemical bioprocessing? for Biorefineries?
• Fuel Cells?, Electrocatalysis?, and Photocatalysis?
• Syngas and hydrogen generation?
• Synthesis of novel catalysts?

The workshop takes place Wednesday and Thursday, August 10-11, 2011. 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. For details about the workshop, which is located at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City, SD, including price and group discounts, use the link below.

External Links and Contact information

South Dakota School of Mines and Engineering Telephone

Continuing Education email address

Telephone (605) 394-2692