What it takes to design and optimize Target Group:

a chemical process?
This hands-on course is open to interested
Kinetic modelling is one of the essential (junior) scientists from industry or doctorate
tools required in the design and students from academia with a background
in chemical engineering.
Interactive Course optimization of (petro-)chemical and
pharmaceutical processes. Kinetic models
represent the molecular interactions that Course fee and registration:
Summer Course on occur when chemical bonds are broken and
restructured into new chemical compounds. The total number of participants is limited to
Microkinetic Modelling: 30 to maximise the benefit to the
This practically oriented course is especially participants.
Measurement of Intrinsic Kinetics designed to model intrinsic kinetic data
measured in an ideal laboratory. As part of Course Fee 395 €
and Microkinetic Modelling of the course, the participants will build
Chemical Processes several case studies for the microkinetic The course fee includes the course, course
modelling of, among others, n-hexane material, breaks and lunches at the
hydroisomerization, toluene hydrogenation university campus.
fluid phase and oxidative coupling of methane. The
acid sites
physisorption
catalyst * participants are also encouraged to bring To register please download the registration
(de)-protonation
alkyl shift
their own experimental data to be used in form from the OCMOL website
(de)-hydrogenation PCP-branching case studies using the microkinetic engine. http://www.ocmol.eu
metal sites * and send the completed form no later than
*
Experienced mentors will support the 10th July 2010 to
*
development and application of strategies
ß-scission for the measurement of intrinsic kinetic Petra Vereecken
+
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data, mathematical methods used in the Ghent University
laboratory reactor simulation and parameter Laboratory for Chemical Technology
estimation. This complex and challenging Krijgslaan 281, S5
task will be achieved by successful and B-9000 Gent
September 6 – 10, 2010 target-oriented interaction of the Belgium
Joris W. Thybaut and Guy B. Marin participants and interchange, evaluation Phone: +32 (0)9 264 4516
and validation of information from all Fax: +32 (0)9 264 4999
Laboratory for Chemical Technology accessible sources. E-mail: Petra.Vereecken@UGent.be
Ghent University (Belgium)
Course Programme:
The course is following a concept which
emphasises hands-on, practical training
and performance complemented with the
strictly necessary theoretical teaching. The
participants will get exposure to intrinsic
kinetics measurement at the laboratory
scale and the application of the microkinetic
engine for different types of chemical
reactions. The course will run from Monday
after lunch till Friday noon.
Monday, 06.9.2010 (Lectures)
Rational catalyst design
Basics of parameter estimation
Microkinetic engine-general framework and
example
Tuesday, 07.9.2010 (Training/Teamwork)
Hands-on training on the microkinetic
engine/ modeling of n-hexane
hydroisomerization
Teamwork on various case studies:
- Toluene hydrogenation
- Methane oxidative coupling
- ...
Wednesday, 08.9.2010 (Lectures/ Venue:
Teamwork)
Intrinsic kinetics measurement The course is organized at the premises of
Mathematical methods used in laboratory the Laboratory for Chemical Technology at
reactor simulation Ghent University. It is located relatively
Heterogeneous catalysis near to the main train station as well as to
Thermal reactions the important highways around Ghent. How
to reach the venue (building S5 on campus
Continuation of the teamwork on various „De Sterre‟) is explained on the laboratory
case studies web-site http://www.lct.UGent.be
Thursday, 09.9.2010 (Teamwork/ Recommended hotels are in between
Laboratory visit) campus „De Sterre‟ and the city center, e.g.,
- Best Western Chamade
Continuation of the teamwork on various http://www.chamade.be/
case studies - Ibis Gent Centrum Opera
http://www.ibishotel.com/
Laboratory visit including:
- Berty reactor set-up The summer course on
- Robinson-Mahoney reactor set-up
- High-throughput kinetics set-up “Micro-Kinetic modelling: Measurement of
- Pilot scale plants intrinsic kinetic data, and micro-kinetic
modelling of Chemical Processes”
Friday, 10.9.2010 (Teamwork/Debriefing) is organised by
Prof. Joris W. Thybaut and
Discussion and documentation of progress Prof. Guy B. Marin
and results within teams, presentations and From the Laboratory for Chemical
final discussions. Feedback on the course. Technology at Ghent University
and kindly supported by
7th European Framework
Programme of the European
Commission DG Research