The first objective is to increase the students' awareness of the omnipresence of catalysis in the field of chemistry and particularly in petrochemistry, fine synthesis chemistry (pharmacy, perfumery) and environmental protection (air and water purification, pollution prevention). The second objective is to provide the students required knowledge on the catalytic process, drawing their attention on the parameters influencing the catalytic performances, in order to improve the catalytic systems performances and their lifetime. The third objective is to give the students homogeneous catalysts synthesis methods.

Definition and classification of the catalyst, catalyst types: homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts, catalytic steps and the factors affecting the activity of catalysts.