This class for the solid catalysts researchers aims to comprehend the advanced principles and applications of solid catalysts and extend to the practical heterogeneous catalysis researches. From the fundamentals of adsorption on surfaces, this course covers the heterogeneous catalyst kinetics of surface reactions and energetics of catalytic materials, and several practical characterization tools are studied and utilized for the advanced solid catalysts researches.
Together with some background knowledge for energy conversion chemistry and applications that have highly interdisciplinary nature, it shows the wide areas of most relevant scientific and technical aspects such as energy & environment, thermodynamics, kinetics of electrochemical reactions, and materials of electrode catalysts together with the state-of-the-art applications.
This class also covers the pivotal principles and applications of solid state electrochemistry with solid electrode catalysts and electrolytes, studying the backgrounds of ionics, electrodics, solid state electrolyte and electrode materials, some experimental techniques, and electrochemical devices for the highly advanced researchers working in the relevant research area.

Exams (40%), Research Paper Writing (20%), Research Presentation (20%), Active Discussion (20%)

- Principles and Practice of Heterogeneous Catalysis, by J.M,. Thomas and W.J. Thomas,
VCH Publishers Inc., Third Edition 2005
- Solid State Electrochemistry by P.G. Bruce, Cambridge (1995)
- Electrochemical Methods by A.J. Bard, Wiley (2001)
- Solid State Ionics by T. Kudo, VCH (1990)
- Handbooks for electrochemical devices
- DOE International Energy Outlook
- PPT materials for advanced catalytic technology and energy conversion devices

1st week : Chemistry in two dimension and catalyst surfaces
2nd week : Bimolecular processes and catalytic sites
3rd week : Catalyst preparations and its applications to energy
4th week : Catalytic kinetics and measurements
5th week : Energy outlook and renewable energies
6th week : Thermodynamics of energy conversions
7th week : Fuel reformings and energy conversion technology
8th week : Lab activity and midterm exam
9th week : Surface reactions and adsorption/desorption energetics
10th week : Solid state properties and energy band of solid catalysts
11th week : Characterizations of solid catalysts
12th week : Poisoning and deactivation of solid catalysts
13th week : Principles and applications of electrochemistry
14th week : Experimental methods and analysis techniques for energy materials
15th week : Solid state ionics and solid electrolytes for energy devices
16th week : Electrode materials and energy device applications

Flipped learning/Discussion