Cooper Union

Environmental Catalysis

This course will cover the fundamentals of heterogeneous catalysis including preparation techniques, characterization methods, reactor design, and common deactivation mechanisms. The course will focus on the use of heterogeneous catalysis for air pollution control and new energy technologies. Background in reaction kinetics is required and topics from thermodynamics and fluid dynamics will be incorporated.

Pre-requisite ChE 332

Credits: 3.00

Course Code: ChE 423

Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.
“My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”
From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.
Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.