Area: | Department of Chemical Engineering | 
Contact Hours: | 3.0 | 
Credits: | 12.5 | 
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly | 
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly | 
Prerequisite(s): | 302260 (v.2) ChE 323 Transport Phenomena  or any previous version 
AND 
302263 (v.2) ChE 325 Reaction Engineering  or any previous version 
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| General introduction - basic concepts and terminology, chemistry of catalytic combustion. Transport phenomena and conservation equations. Thermodynamic and Kinetic considerations. Gas phase reactions. Catalysts preparation and support systems. Catalyst characterisation. Experimental studies and data analyses. Modelling of catalytic combustion processes. Combustion applications. Selective oxidation and hydrocarbon processing. Introduction to environmental catalysis. | 
 
 Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External |  | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y |   |   |   
 
Area External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |  
Central External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |  
 
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