Impact of Surface Science on Catalysis (Advances in Catalysis)
Contributors: Bruce C. Gates (Editor); Helmut Knoezinger (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: July 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780120078455
Subjects: Catalysis; Science; Science/Mathematics; Chemistry - Analytic; Chemistry - Physical & Theoretical; General; Technology / Engineering / Chemical & Biochemical; Chemistry - General; Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical; Life Sciences - Biochemistry
First sentence: The rate of a catalytic reaction is determined by the dynamics of the individual steps involved, which may be classified according to a rough hierarchy: The quantum level concerns the energy exchange between the different degrees of freedom.