Covers the synthesis of solid state compounds using high temperature methods and the importance of stoichiometric reactions and non-hygroscopic materials.
Explores powder treatment through milling and classification techniques for ceramic production, covering crushing, milling, particle breakage, and powder synthesis.
Introduces the basics of heterogeneous catalysis, focusing on catalyst types, surface reactivity, and the role of surface energy in catalytic processes.
Explores metals processing through blast furnace and steelmaking, covering reduction of metal oxides, blast furnace operation, and oxygen converter process.
Explores the predictive power of modelling reaction kinetics at low computational cost, emphasizing the importance of accurate models and efficient approximations.
Explores the historical significance of the 1983 CECAM workshop on the free-energy of solids and its impact on developing free-energy methods for hard-core models.
Explores the conversion of raw iron into steel using the oxygen converter process, refining steel in a ladle furnace, electric arc furnace steelmaking, and the environmental impact of steelmaking.
