Basic Principles in Applied Catalysis
By: edited by Manfred Baerns
Series: Springer Series in Chemical Physics -- 75; Springer Series in Chemical Physics -- 75
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 557
ISBN-13: 9783642073106; 9783662059814
Subjects: Analytical biochemistry; Engineering; Physical organic chemistry; Surfaces (Physics); Chemistry; Biomedical engineering
Description: Written by a team of internationally recognized experts, this book addresses the most important types of catalytic reactions and catalysts as used in industrial practice. Both applied aspects and the essential scientific principles are described. The main topics can be summarized as follows: heterogeneous, homogeneous and biocatalysis, catalyst preparation and characterization, catalytic reaction engineering and kinetics, catalyst deactivation and industrial perspective.
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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Importance of Catalysis in the Chemical and Non-Chemical Industries; title: Partial Oxidation of Methane; title: Partial Oxidation of Light Hydrocarbons; title: Selective Hydrogenation of Multiply-Unsaturated Hydrocarbon Compounds; title: Hydrocarbon Conversion Reactions; title: Catalyst Preparation; title: Ordered Mesoporous Materials: Their Preparation and Application in Catalysis; title: The Application of Zeolites in Catalysis; title: In-situ-Characterization of Inorganic Catalytic Materials; title: Catalyst Deactivation; title: Reaction Engineering in Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Catalysis; title: Homogeneous Catalysis; title: Polymerization Catalysis; title: Biocatalysis.