Welcome to the Catalysis Research Methods website, our one week intensive training course ran between 12 – 16 April 2010. Registration is closed.
A flyer about the course is available here.
On completion of this course candidates mastered a key set of techniques that can be applied to various fields, including:
- Petrochemical and Oil Industries
- Fischer Tropsch Synthesis
- Zeolites and MOFs
- Hydrogen Fuel Cells
- Methanol Synthesis
- Oxidation of Hydrocarbons
- Automotive Industries
- Ammonia Synthesis, to name but a few.
Pre- Requisites: Degree or equivalent in science with knowledge of Chemistry/ Chemical Engineering. Chemistry/ Chemical Engineering Undergraduates will also be considered.
Who should attend? Anyone intending to pursue a career in energy, petrochemical, chemical and/or the oil industry. As well as academics, postgraduate researchers, R&D technical staff and managers.
Number of participants
30 (early registration advised)
Registration deadline
12 March 2010
About the workshop Director: Dr Amina M Ben Ghalbon has 10 years experience in the field of heterogeneous catalysis. After graduating from UMIST, she began her career as a postgraduate student of Prof Ken Waugh at UMIST. They have worked together on various projects including:
- Commercialisation of micro-reactors for catalytic research,
- Elucidating the mechanism of Maleic anhydride synthesis from C4 hydrocarbons.
- Developing methods to reduce in plant pre-treatment times of VPO catalysts from up to 1000 h to just 8 h.
- The team has just completed research funded by BP on methanol synthesis which has included highlighting the unpredictable nature of certain promoters in commercial catalysts; as well as determining intermediate surface species which have never previously been thoroughly investigated.
Throughout her career Dr Ben Ghalbon has also supervised various project students as well as tutoring undergraduates of various disciplines and backgrounds.
Keywords:
Catalysis, catalysts, heterogeneous catalysis, petrochemicals, chemicals, fine chemicals, clean energy, energy, oil refining, oil industry, research, mass spectrometry, gas chromatography, pharmaceuticals, pollution, XRD, Infra Red, nanoporous materials
