529-0192-00L Industrial Chemistry
| Semester | Spring Semester 2021 |
| Lecturers | J. A. van Bokhoven, M. Ranocchiari |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | Replacement for 529-0502-00L Catalysis |
| Abstract | The lecture will describe how the most important chemicals and intermediates are produced from both a chemical and chemical engineering point of view. Reaction mechanisms up to reactor design will be covered. |
| Learning objective | Basic knowledge of reaction mechanisms and reactor design of the most important chemicals and intermediates. |
| Content | The vast majority of all intermediates and chemicals originate from coal, oil or gas. The development of these processes over a time span of more than hundred years has resulted in fascinating chemistry and processes. The lecture will describe how the most important chemicals and intermediates are produced from both a chemical and chemical engineering point of view. Reaction mechanisms up to reactor design will be covered. |
| Lecture notes | Supplemental material will be available on the webpage: http://www.vanbokhoven.ethz.ch/education.html |
| Literature | Hans-Jürgen Arpe, Industrial Organic Chemistry, 5th Edition, Wyley-VCH, 2010 G. P. Chiusoli, P. M. Maitlis, Metal-catalysis in Industrial Organic Processes, RSC Publishing, 2008 |