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Postgraduate Course on Environmental Catalysis

1. Contact details

Organisation University of Oulu
Name Professor, Vice-rector (Provost in education) Riitta Keiski
Address (1) Department of Process and Environmental Engineering
Address (2) POB 4300
City Oulu
Zip Code FIN-90014
Country Finland
Telephone +358 8 5532348
E-mail riitta.keiski@oulu.fi
Web address http://cc.oulu.fi/~polamwww/

2. Details of activity

Status Current activity
Title of project/activity Postgraduate Course on Environmental Catalysis
Web address of project http://cc.oulu.fi/~polamwww/envcat2005.html
Target audience

Postgraduate level university students

Numbers reached

30 post-graduate student each time the course is run (3 times in total so far)

Brief synopsis of activity

A course on environmental catalysis closely related to current research and future expectations.

Detailed description

The course content is divided into three themes: 1) introduction to catalysis, 2) sources and effects of harmful emissions, and 3) catalytic control of emissions. The last theme is the most important part of the course including design of catalytic processes (process improvements, new catalytic processes, new opportunities by catalysis technologies) and use of catalysts in primary and secondary pollution prevention. The course is closely related to the present day research and future expectations in environmental catalysis. (The course is also run for undergraduate students).

Funding

University of Oulu and Graduate School in Chemical Engineering (postgraduate course)

Open to collaboration Yes

3. Future Collaborations

Areas of interest

Environmental and process catalysis; Green chemistry and engineering; Industrial ecology; Waste minimization and resources use optimisation; Sustainable production; Sustainable energy; Separation processes; Research methodology and ethics in environmental and chemical engineering; Double and joint degree M.Sc. programmes in environmental and chemical engineering; Summer and winter schools (intensive courses that last from 1 to 2 weeks).