Worker Type:
Interns (Fixed Term) (Trainee)Posting Start Date:
June 2, 2026Job Description:
Goals and objectives
One of the main goals of this project is to identify the adsorbed species (mainly CO and NH3) and (types of adsorption/coordination) that are contributing to both selectivity and to the deactivation in FTS.
Internship Description
Title: Competition between adsorbed species in FTS
Project Outline
- Literature survey of CO DRIFTS, cell design, diluent and impact of gas phase
- Repeat of CO adsorption experiments on supported Pt catalysts
- CO and NH3 adsorption on supports and supported Co catalysts
- Coadsorbate effects and TPH/TPN experiments
- The project will be conducted within 8 months of timeline including document writing and presentation.
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Monitoring plan
- Weekly progress meetings with the supervisors to review progress, discuss technical issues, and next work activities.
- Continuous monitoring through work activity log (lab journal).
- Coordination meetings with the home university supervisor to ensure alignment with the thesis objectives.
Evaluation plan
- Supervisor’s evaluation based on engagement, autonomy and problem-solving ability.
- Assessment of the thesis contribution: quality of analysis, interpretation of results, and clarity of presentation.
- Final evaluation jointly carried out by the host supervisor and the home university supervisor.
- Thesis defense
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- Conduct literature survey
- Repeat CO adsorption experiments
- Perform TPH/TPN experiments
- Engage in weekly progress meetings
- Contribute to thesis evaluation
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