Full Description
Until now, the literature has offered a rather limited approach to the use of fundamental kinetics and their application to catalytic reactions. Subsequently, this book spans the full range from fundamentals of kinetics and heterogeneous catalysis via modern experimental and theoretical results of model studies to their equivalent large-scale industrial production processes. This second edition includes significant new developments, with all the chapters updated by way of recent examples and relevant new literature. With its focus on practical application, rather than theory, the result is key knowledge for students at technical universities and professionals already working in industry.From Reviews of the First Edition:'I am impressed by the coverage of the book and it is a valuable addition to the catalysis literature and I highly recommend purchase'(Energy Sources)'...this excellent book is highly recommended to students at technical universities, but also entrants in chemical industry. Furthermore, this informative handbook is also a must for all professionals in the community.'(AFS)'Overall, this is a valuable book that I will use in teaching undergraduates and postgraduates.'(Angewandte Chemie - I. E.)
Contents
INTRODUCTION TO CATALYSISWhat is CatalysisCatalysts Can Be Atoms, Molecules, Enzymes and Solid SurfacesWhy is Catalysis ImportantCatalysis as a Multidisciplinary ScienceThe Scope of This BookCatalysis in JournalsGeneral References to Textbooks in CatalysisKINETICSIntroductionThe Rate Equation and Power Rate LawsReactions and Thermodynamic EquilibriumTemperature Dependence of the RateIntegrated Rate Equations: Time Dependence of Concentrations in Reactions of Different OrdersCoupled Reactions in Flow Reactors: The Steady-state ApproximationCoupled Reactions in Batch ReactorsCatalytic ReactionsLangmuir Adsorption IsothermsReaction MechanismsEntropy, Entropy Production, Auto Catalysis and Oscillating ReactionsKinetics of Enzyme-catalyzed ReactionsREACTION RATE THEORYIntroductionThe Boltzmann Distribution and the Partition FunctionPartition Functions of Atoms and MoleculesMolecules in EquilibriumCollision TheoryActivation of Reacting Molecules by Collisions: The Lindermann TheoryTransition State TheoryTransition State Theory of Surface ReactionsSummaryCATALYST CHARACTERIZATIONIntroductionX-Ray Diffraction (XRD)X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)Extended X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS)Electron MicroscopyMoessbauer SpectroscopyIon Spectroscopy: SIMS, LEIS, RBSTemperature-programmed Reduction, Oxidation and SulfidationInfrared SpectroscopySurface Science TechniquesConcluding RemarksSOLID CATALYSTSRequirements of a Successful CatalystStructure of Metals, Oxides and Sulfides and their SurfacesCharacteristics of Small Particles and Porous MaterialCatalyst SupportsPreparation of Supported CatalystsUnsupported CatalystsZeolitesCatalyst TestingSURFACE REACTIVITYIntroductionPhysisorptionChemical BondingChemisorptionImportant Trends in Surface ReactivityElementary Surface ReactionsKinetic Parameters from Fitting Langmuir-Hinshelwood ModelsMicro-kinetic ModelingIntroductionSteam Reforming ProcessReactions of Synthesis GasWater Gas Shift ReactionSynthesis of AmmoniaPromoters and InhibitorsThe Hydrogen SocietyOIL REFINING AND PRETROCHEMISTRYCrude OilHydrotreatingGasoline ProductionPetrochemistry: Reactions of Small OlefinsENVIRONMENTAL CATALYSISIntroductionAutomotive Exhaust CatalysisAir Pollution by Large Stationary SourcesQUESTIONS AND EXERCISESAppendix AIndex
