Department of Applied Chemistry Cochin University of Science and Technology

I have taken admission in M. Tech. Industrial Catalysis Program offering by Department of Applied Chemistry of Cochin University of Science and Technology. I am looking to get list of all Faculty Members of this Department. So do you know what should I do to get list of Faculty Members of Department of Applied Chemistry of Cochin University of Science and Technology?

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The Department of Applied Chemistry of Cochin University of Science and Technology was established in 1976.

It offers several courses. Courses are:

M.Sc. Applied Chemistry
M.Phil. Chemistry
M.Tech. Industrial Catalysis
Ph.D.

As you want list of Faculty Members of this Department, so here is list:

List of Faculty Members of Department of Applied Chemistry of CUCAT

Dr. M.R. Prathapachandra Kurup
Dr. S. Sugunan
Dr. K. Girish Kumar
Dr. Prathapan Sreedharan
Dr. P.V. Mohanan
Dr. P. A. Unnikrishnan
Dr. K. K. Mohammed Yusuff
Dr. K. Sreekumar
Dr. P.M. Sabura Begum
Dr. Manoj. N

Here I am giving curriculum of M. Tech. Industrial Catalysis Program for your reference:

CUCAT M. Tech. Industrial Catalysis Program Curriculum

Semester I
CHE 3101 Surface Chemistry and Catalysis
CHE 3102 Catalyst Technology - I
CHE 3103 Physical Methods In Catalysis
CHE 3104 Chemical Reaction Engineering
CHE 3105 Enzyme Catalysis
CHE 3106 Electrocatalysis
CHE 3107 Introduction to IPR: Patent Law and Practice (Interdepartmental Elective)
CHE 3108 Lab course
CHE 3109 Viva voce (End Semester)

Semester II
CHE 3201 Surface Characterization Techniques
CHE 3202 Catalysis by Metal Complexes
CHE 3203 Catalyst Technology - II
CHE 3204 Industrial Catalytic Processes
CHE 3205 Phase Transfer Catalysis
CHE 3206 Polymer Supported Catalysis
CHE 3207 Photocatalysis
CHE 3208 Lab course
CHE 3209 Viva voce (End Semester)

Semester III
CHE 3301 Project progress evaluation

Semester IV
CHE 3401 Project Dissertation evaluation & Viva voce

CHE 3101 SURFACE CHEMISTRY& CATALYSIS
UNIT I
The solid - liquid interface - surface energy from solubility changes - surface energy from immersion,- contact angle - contact angle hysterisis - experimental methods and measurement of contact angle - theories of contact angle phenomena - adsorption of non-electrolytes from dilute solutions - irreversible adsorption- adsorption in binary liquid systems - adsorption of electrolytes.

UNIT II
The solid - gas interface - surface area of solids - structure and chemical nature of solid surfaces - nature of the solid adsorbate complex - adsorption of gases and vapours on solids - adsorption time - Langmuir adsorption isotherm - the BET and related isotherms - isotherms based on equation of state of the adsorbed films - potential theory - phase transformations in the multiplayer region - thermodynamics of adsorption - critical comparison of various models for adsorption.

UNIT III
Physical adsorption on heterogeneous surfaces - rate of adsorption - adsorption on porous solids: hysterisis - chemisorption and catalysis - chemisorption isotherms - kinetics of chemisorption - surface mobility - chemisorption bond - heterogeneous catalysis - transition state theory - specificity and selectivity in catalysis - catalytic activity and strength of chemisorption - Langmuir- Hinshelwood and Eley-Rideal mechanism - electronic factors in catalysis by metals - geometric factors in heterogeneous catalysis.

UNIT IV
Chemical dynamics at surfaces - inelastic collision and trapping - the sticking coefficient - physisorbed molecules - molecule migration, desorption and transition to chemisorbed state - accommodation coefficients - energy exchange at surface - cube models. Precursor theory of chemisorption - sticking probability curves - their temperature dependence. Desorption - analysis of desorption curves - kinetics of adsorption and desorption.

UNIT V
Dynamics of selective catalysis- catalyst selectivity -kinetic method of estimating selectivity in consecutive reactions - localized and mobile adsorption of the intermediate product - effect of pore size on catalyst selectivity - poly-functional catalysis -inter-particle space and through gas phase - simplified criteria for negligible resistance to mass transfer - selectivity of poly-functional catalysis.

CUCAT M. Tech. Industrial Catalysis Program Curriculum