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Catalysis group Department of Chemical Engineering, NTNU

Anders Edd Anders De Magnus HildeHolmen Blekkan Chen Rønning Venvik

The Catalysis group (KinCat) also encompasses approx. 12-15 scientists and technicians working in SINTEF, 25-30 PhD candidates and 4-6 postdocs, as well as visiting students (PhD & MSc) from other laboratories. An overview of our activity is available in or Annual report.

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Catalysis group Department of Chemical Engineering, NTNU

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SFI – inGAP (Innovative Natural Gas Processes and Products)

Centre for research-based innovationIn collaboration with

UiO, SINTEF, Statoil, Borealis, Ineos and HTAS.

Geminisenter NTNU-SINTEF

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Tjeldbergodden methanol plant

Catalyst pellets

Microreactor

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Catalysis

Catalysis is a broad subject, spanning from fullscale industrial plants to complex nanomaterials

Main activitiesNatural Gas conversionOil refiningHydrogen technologyEnergy- and environmental technologyCarbon nanofibre materialsMicrostructured reactorsCatalyst preparationCatalyst characterisationKinetics and reaction engineering

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Fischer-Tropsch synthesis

Oxygenproduction

Synthesis gasproduction

Fischer-Tropschsynthesis

Separation/upgrading

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COCO2

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Catalysts: Co, Fe, Ru

Temperature: 180-350°C

Pressure: 1-50 atm

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Statoil GTL

Semi-commercial pilot plantin Mossel Bai, South Africa.

In operation since autumn 2004.

We have had a close collaboration with StatoilHydro on this process development for > 20 years

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Advanced catalyst/reactor

systems for conversion of

hydrocarbons to hydrogen for

fuel cells

SINTEF Applied Chemistry

– Catalysis and Kinetics Department

– Hydrocarbon Process Chemistry Department

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology

– Department of Chemical Engineering

SINTEF Materials Technology

– Department of Process Metallurgy and Ceramics

International collaboration with

• Forschungzentrum Karlsruhe, Germany

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CARRIER

FUEL CELL

H2 + O2 H2O

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PARTIAL OXIDATION/STEAM REFORMING

WATER GAS SHIFTCO + H2O CO2 + H2

CO-REMOVALCO + ½O2 CO2

EXHAUST(CLEAN)

Forschungzentrum Karlsruhe

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Selective synthesis of CNF/CNT

CNT/CNF as catalyst supports

Pt/CNF

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4th year courses

• Autumn: TKP4155 Reaction kinetics and catalysis (Prof. Magnus Rønning)– Definition of catalysis, elementary reactions, chain reactions and catalytic

sequences. Microkinetic modeling. Catalyst preparation and characterization. Adsorption, desorption, surface area and porosity. Modern theories for surfaces and surface reactions. Internal and external mass and heat transfer in catalyst particles. The effect of diffusion on reaction kinetics. Multifunctional catalysis. Catalysis by transition metal complexes. Ziegler-Natta and single-site polymerisation catalysts.

• Spring: TKP4150 Petrochemistry and oil refining (Prof. II Kjell Moljord &

Prof. Edd A. Blekkan)– Feedstocks, Norwegian oil and gas production, energy from fossil fuels. Oil

refining, oil products, refinery design and selected processes, catalytic reforming and isomerization, hydrotreating and hydrocracking, catalytic cracking, treatment of heavy oils, hydrogen balance, environmental concerns, new fuels. Examples of basic, intermediate and end products from petrochemistry. Natural gas and LPG as feedstock, synthesis gas production, preparation and use of hydrogen, methanol synthesis, Fischer-Tropsch, ammonia synthesis. Production of light olefins by steam-cracking, dehydrogenation and other routes, use of light olefins.

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TKP4515 Katalyse og petrokjemi FDETKP4515 Catalysis and petrochemistry SC

Topics (3.75 stp) in the FDE/SC (7.50 stp):

Environmental and energy catalysisRenewable energy, hydrogen technology, photocatalysis,

green chemistry, NOx-removal Heterogenous catalysis, advanced course

Continues from TKP4155 Reaction kinetics and catalysis, also provides training in interpreting the scientific literature, report writing and presentations

Topics from other SC’s can also be chosen

HES and experimental workObligatory part of the SC, 1 week early in the SC

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Projects autumn 2009

Examples: Preparation and characterization of Fischer-Tropsch catalysts for biomass

conversion Conversion of producer gas Partial oxidation of methane New photocatalytic devices based on carbon materials In situ polymerization on aligned carbon nanotube films Characterisation of commercial methanol synthesis catalyst Advanced characterisation of Fischer-Tropsch catalysts Catalyst for DME synthesis Microchannel membrane reactor for small scale hydrogen production Characterisation of heavy oil

In total 20 proposals, see the complete list on the ”Innsida” site

We prefer and advice that you continue with the MSc thesis on the same subject

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PhD scholarshipsWe have a large PhD-programme (the largest in Norway) and hope that many of you

wish to continue with research work!

Some recent PhD candidates, their theses and present workplace:• Esther Ochoa Fernandez: CO2-acceptors for methane reforming (Statoil

Trondheim)• Svatopluk Chytil: Mesoporous silica as catalyst support (SINTEF)• Hilde Dyrbeck: Propane dehydrogenation (Statoil Trondheim)• Ingvar Kvande: Carbon nanofibre as catalyst support (SINTEF)• Nina Hammer: Au/CNF as catalyst for CO removal reactions (Statoil Trondheim)• Bjørn C. Enger: Hydrogen production by CH4 partial oxidation (Statoil

Trondheim)• Astrid L. Mejdell: Pd membranes for hydrogen separation (Statoil Trondheim)