Title: Mechanical catalysis : methods of heterogeneous, homogeneous, and enzymatic catalysis /
Authors: Swiegers, Gerhard F.
Publisher: John Wiley,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Heterogeneous catalysis.; Catalysis.; Enzymes Biotechnology.
Abstract: "This book examines the principles of mechanics as they apply to chemistry and, more particularly, catalysis. It's a unique, comprehensive resource focusing on unconventional time-dependent (mechanical) catalysis, instead of the more familiar energy-dependent (thermodynamic) catalysis." "A key resource for chemists, biochemists, and chemical engineers, this is also a reference for students of complex systems science and researchers in a variety of fields, including economics, evolution, weather forecasting, traffic management, and networking."--Jacket.
Contents: Introduction to thermodynamic (energy-dependent) and mechanical (time-dependent) processes : What are they and how are they manifested in chemistry and catalysis? / Gerhard F. Swiegers -- Heterogeneous, homogeneous, and enzymatic catalysis ; A shared terminology and conceptual platform ; The alternative of time-dependence in catalysis / Gerhard F. Swiegers -- A conceptual description of energy-dependent ("Thermodynamic") and time-dependent ("Mechanical") processes in chemistry and catalysis / Gerhard F. Swiegers -- Time-dependence in heterogeneous catalysis ; Sabatier's principle describes two independent catalytic realms: time-dependent ("Mechanical") catalysis and energy-dependent ("Thermodynamic") catalysis / Gerhard F. Swiegers --^