1. Catalysis group Department of Chemical Engineering, NTNU
Anders Edd Anders De Magnus Hilde
Holmen Blekkan Chen Rønning Venvik
The Catalysis group (KinCat) also encompasses approx scientists and
technicians working in SINTEF, 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.

2. Catalysis group Department of Chemical Engineering, NTNU

3. Geminisenter NTNU-SINTEF
SFI – inGAP
(Innovative Natural Gas Processes and Products)
Centre for research-based innovation
In collaboration with
UiO, SINTEF, Statoil, Borealis, Ineos and HTAS.

4. Catalysis
Tjeldbergodden methanol plant
Main activities
Natural Gas conversion
Oil refining
Hydrogen technology
Energy- and environmental technology
Carbon nanofibre materials
Microstructured reactors
Catalyst preparation
Catalyst characterisation
Kinetics and reaction engineering
Catalyst pellets ~m
Microreactor
~cm
Catalyst-
particle Au/C
~mm
Catalysis is a broad subject, spanning from fullscale industrial plants to complex nanomaterials
~nm

5. Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
Catalysts: Co, Fe, Ru
Temperature: °C
Pressure: 1-50 atm
Natural gas/
steam
Air H2 CO
CO2
Raw
products
Oxygen
production
Synthesis gas
production
Fischer-Tropsch
synthesis
Separation/
upgrading
Final
products

6. Statoil GTL Semi-commercial pilot plant in Mossel Bai, South Africa.
In operation since autumn
2004.
We have had a close
collaboration with
StatoilHydro on this process
development for > 20 years

7. PARTIAL OXIDATION/ STEAM REFORMING WATER GAS SHIFT CO + H2O  CO2 + H2
Advanced catalyst/reactor systems for conversion of hydrocarbons to hydrogen for fuel cells
Forschungzentrum Karlsruhe
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
CHEMICAL
HYDROGEN CARRIER
FUEL CELL
H2 + O2  H2O
AIR
ANODE GAS
CATHODE GAS
ELECTRICITY
EVAPORATION
HEAT EXCHANGE
PARTIAL OXIDATION/ STEAM REFORMING
WATER GAS SHIFT CO + H2O  CO2 + H2
CO-REMOVAL CO + ½O2  CO2
EXHAUST (CLEAN)
Finally, I will say a few words about or own project. Financed by the NRC, stretching over 5 years, we are to develop and demonstrate one or more hydrogen generating systems.
Our approach is to optimize heat transport to or from the catalyst surface, and to experiment with air and steam over new catalytic systems to find a promising design.
These activities are based on our research group’s long experience with research on steam reforming and catalytic partial oxidation catalysis and kinetics.
The new catalyst may also give further information on kinetics, giving us even better insight to the relevant processes while we go for design
Among other things, we will experiment with microstructured catalyst/reactor systems together with partners at Forschunzentrum Karlsruhe,
who are in the international forefront of this technology.

8. Selective synthesis of CNF/CNT
CNT/CNF as catalyst supports
Pt/CNF

9. 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.

10. TKP4515 Katalyse og petrokjemi FDE TKP4515 Catalysis and petrochemistry SC
Topics (3.75 stp) in the FDE/SC (7.50 stp):
Environmental and energy catalysis
Renewable 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 work
Obligatory part of the SC, 1 week early in the SC

11. 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

12. PhD scholarships
We 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)