MAT ENG 7105 - Materials Engineering for Catalysis
North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2024
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code MAT ENG 7105 Course Materials Engineering for Catalysis Coordinating Unit Materials Engineering Term Semester 2 Level Postgraduate Coursework Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 4 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Assessment Assignments, quizzes, tests, final examination Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Associate Professor Xiaoguang Duan
Lecturer
Name: Dr Xiaoguang Duan
Email: Xiaoguang.duan@adelaide.edu.au
Phone: 08 8313 3867
Location: Room A103, Engineering Annex
Contact Hours: Tuesday after 10:00 am to 12: 00 pm (by appointment)
Researcher Profile Link: https://researchers.adelaide.edu.au/profile/xiaoguang.duanCourse Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:- Know the fundimentals of Materials types, properties, and functionas.
- Recognise and use concepts, history and significance in critical catalytic processes
- Identify and formulate problems in catalysis-empowered industrial productions and find appropriate solutions
- Gain the knowledge of applying functional materials in nanotechnologies
- Know the current advances of materials in applications of refineries, disinfections, clean fuels production, waste upgrading, water purification and CO2 conversion.
University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Attribute 1: Deep discipline knowledge and intellectual breadth
Graduates have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of their subject area, the ability to engage with different traditions of thought, and the ability to apply their knowledge in practice including in multi-disciplinary or multi-professional contexts.
1-5 Attribute 2: Creative and critical thinking, and problem solving
Graduates are effective problems-solvers, able to apply critical, creative and evidence-based thinking to conceive innovative responses to future challenges.
1-5 Attribute 3: Teamwork and communication skills
Graduates convey ideas and information effectively to a range of audiences for a variety of purposes and contribute in a positive and collaborative manner to achieving common goals.
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Learning Resources
Recommended Resources
Text Book
Catalysis: An Integrated Textbook for Students, Wiley (2017)
Handbook of Heterogenous Catalysis, Wiley (2008)Online Learning
A range of online resources will be provided via MyUni. -
Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
The course is delivered in a mixture format of online lectures, and face to face workshops and tutorials.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
Activity Contact Hours workload hour Lectures 24 24 Tutorial 24 24 Presentation 4 20 Total 120 Learning Activities Summary
Week 1 Course structure; introduction to catalysis
Week 2 History of Catalysis; Concept of Catalysis
Week 3 Catalysis in Petroleum Refinery
Week 4 Enzyme Catalysis
Week 5 Photocatalysis and Electro-photocatalysis in Clean Fuel Production
Week 6 Materials and Catalysis in Plastics Conversions and Upgrading
Week 7 Materials and Catalysis in Antibacterial and Disinfection Applications
Week 8 Materials and Catalysis in Modern Ammonia Production
Week 9 Mid-Semester Break
Week 10 Mid-Semester Break
Week 11 Dimensional Materials for Green Catalysis
Week 12 Materials and Catalysis in C (Carbon) 1 Chemistry
Week 13 Laboratory Experiment
Week 14 Presentation -
Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
The course has no final exam and will be assessed via a combination of assignment, presentation, and lab practice (experiment and report). Assessment details provided here reflect recent updates.
- Assignments (individual work) - 60% final mark: There will be 6 assignments (topics relevant to the lectures), each of them will count 10% towards the final mark for the course.
- Presentation (group work) – 20% final mark: There will be one group oral presentation to present a modern catalytic system with the knowledge gained from the course. More specific details will be released during the course.
- Lab Practice (group & individual work) – 20% final mark: There will be one lab practice and experimental report for the course. The lab practice will be a group work and report individually.
Assignment task Weigh percentation Formative/summaritve Due date Hurdle Criteria Assigment 60% Formative TBD n/a Lab practice and report 20% Formative TBD na/ Presentation 20% Formative TBD n/a 100% Assessment Detail
ASSIGNMENTS:
Six assignments (10 points each) which are all closely relatived to the lectures,
LAB PRACTICEï¼
Students will conduct one experiment in the lab using nanomaterials for a catalytic reaction, and then draft the experiment report. (20 points)
PRESENTATION:
Students will give a presentation on a specific catalytic applications using functional materials.Submission
No information currently available.
Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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Student Feedback
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