inGAP/OCMOL winter school 2012
The inGAP-OCMOL winter school 2012 is organized at UiO, on March 7-9, 2012. The program consists of two full-day courses devoted to X-ray diffraction and Chemical reaction engineering, respectively, and a visit to INEOS' industrial plant at Rafsnes, where ethene is converted to vinyl chloride monomer (VCM).
The X-Ray diffraction (XRD) course is suited for anyone at MSc/PhD or higher level who wants to use TOPAS software for e.g. peak fitting, strain calculations, mixture quantification and structure determination. Practical exercises using TOPAS software will be part of the seminar. A session will be devoted to sample preparation.
The Chemical reaction engineering course is suited for chemists aiming at performing conventional reactor tests and/or operando spectroscopy. The seminar will cover topics such as mass balances, reactor design equations, mass and thermal diffusion, rate laws and determination of kinetic parameters. Briefly - the possibilities and pitfalls of reactor testing. The seminar will be based on H. Scott Fogler: "Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering".
The VCM plant is seen in the right part of the picture.
The inGAP-OCMOL winter school 2012 will be organized at the University of
Oslo, Oslo, Norway, on March 7-9, 2012. It consists of two full-day thematic
courses and an industrial plant excursion.
Program
The program is as follows
March 7: X-ray diffraction seminar
March 8: Excursion to INEOS' VCM plant at Rafsnes
March 9: Chemical Reaction Engineering seminar
The lectures will be held in Forskningsparken - details about the auditoriums will be updated.
Lecturers
Dr. David Wragg, Dr. Julian Tolchard and Prof. Anders Holmen
Dr.s David Wragg and Julian Tolchard will give a full day course on X-ray diffraction.
Prof. Anders Holmen, NTNU, will give a full day course on Chemical Reaction Engineering.
INEOS' VCM plant is situated at Rafsnes, about 2.5 hours bus ride from Oslo.
Registration
Course participation (including bus trip to Rafsnes, about 2.5 hours drive
from Oslo) is free of charge, but registration is mandatory. There is an
upper limit to the number of participants, according to the first come -
first serve principle.
Travel, accommodation and meals are not included.
Registration deadline: February 15.
Registration now closed.