Preface |
About the Authors |
Introduction / 1: |
Catalysis and Catalysts / 1.1: |
Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Catalysis / 1.2: |
Production of Ammonia / 1.3: |
Kinetics and Thermodynamics / 1.3.1: |
Activity, Selectivity and Stability / 1.3.2: |
H2 Production / 1.3.3: |
Ammonia Synthesis / 1.3.4: |
Relevance of Catalysis / 1.4: |
References |
Questions |
Catalyst Preparation and Characterisation / 2: |
Supported Catalysts / 2.1: |
Crystal Structures / 2.2: |
Crystal Lattices / 2.2.1: |
X-ray Diffraction / 2.2.2: |
Aluminas / 2.3: |
Aluminium Hydroxides and Oxyhydroxides / 2.3.1: |
Transition Aluminas / 2.3.2: |
¿-Al2O3 / 2.3.3: |
Surface of ¿-Al2O3 / 2.3.4: |
Lewis acid sites / 2.3.5.1: |
Brønsted acid sites / 2.3.5.2: |
Surface reconstruction / 2.3.5.3: |
Silica / 2.4: |
Preparation of Supported Catalysts / 2.5: |
Adsorption / 3: |
Physisorption / 3.1: |
Adsorption on Surfaces / 3.1.1: |
Langmuir Adsorption Isotherm / 3.1.2: |
Multilayer Adsorption, BET / 3.1.3: |
Surface Diffusion / 3.2: |
Chemisorption / 3.3: |
Chemical Bonding / 3.3.1: |
Dissociative Chemisorption / 3.3.2: |
Kinetics / 4: |
Langmuir-Hinshelwood Model / 4.1: |
Monomolecular Reaction / 4.1.1: |
Surface reaction is rate-determining / 4.1.1.1: |
Adsorption of the reactant or product is rate-determining / 4.1.1.2: |
Bimolecular Reaction / 4.1.2: |
Influence of Diffusion / 4.2: |
Bifunctional Catalysis / 4.3: |
Metal Surfaces / 5: |
Surface Structures / 5.1: |
Surface Analysis / 5.2: |
X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy / 5.2.1: |
Auger Electron Spectroscopy / 5.2.2: |
Surface Sensitivity / 5.2.3: |
Surface Enrichment / 5.3: |
Metal Binding / 5.4: |
Metal Catalysis / 6: |
Dissociation of H2 / 6.1: |
Hydrogenation of Ethene / 6.2: |
Synthesis of CO and H2 / 6.3: |
Hydrogenation of CO / 6.4: |
CO Hydrogenation to Hydrocarbons / 6.4.1: |
CO dissociation / 6.4.1.1: |
Methanation / 6.4.1.2: |
Fischer-Tropsch reaction / 6.4.1.3: |
Hydrogenation of CO and CO2 to Methanol / 6.4.2: |
CO hydrogenation to methanol / 6.4.2.1: |
CO2 hydrogenation to methanol / 6.4.2.2: |
Hydrogenation of N2 to Ammonia / 6.5: |
Fe Catalyst / 6.5.1: |
Ru Catalyst / 6.5.2: |
Volcano Curves / 6.6: |
Catalysis by Solid Acids / 7: |
Solid Acid Catalysts / 7.1: |
Zeolites / 7.1.1: |
Amorphous Silica-Alumina / 7.1.2: |
Reactions of Hydrocarbons / 7.2: |
Reactions of Alkenes and Alkanes / 7.2.1: |
Isomerisation of Pentane, Hexane and Butene / 7.2.2: |
Alcohols from Alkenes / 7.3: |
Alkylation of Aromatics / 7.4: |
Ethylation and Propylation of Benzene / 7.4.1: |
Methylation of Toluene / 7.4.2: |
Isomerisation, Disproportionation, Transalkylation / 7.4.3: |
Gasoline Production / 7.5: |
Fluid Catalytic Cracking and Hydrocracking / 7.5.1: |
Methanol to Hydrocarbons / 7.5.2: |
Reforming of Hydrocarbons by Bifunctional Catalysis / 7.5.3: |
Cleaning of Fuels by Hydrotreating / 8: |
Hydrotreating / 8.1: |
Hydrotreating Catalysts / 8.2: |
Metal Sulfides / 8.2.1: |
Structure of sulfided Co-Mo/Al2O3 and Ni-Mo/Al2O3 / 8.2.1.1: |
Active sites / 8.2.1.2: |
Metal Phosphides / 8.2.2: |
Reaction Mechanisms / 8.3: |
Hydro desulfurisation / 8.3.1: |
Hydrodenitrogenation / 8.3.2: |
Hydrodeoxygenation / 8.3.3: |
Hydrotreating of Mixtures / 8.3.4: |
Hydrotreating Processes / 8.4: |
Hydrodesulfurisation of Naphtha / 8.4.1: |
Hydrotreating of Diesel / 8.4.2: |
Residue Hydro conversion / 8.4.3: |
Oxidation Catalysis / 9: |
CO Oxidation / 9.1: |
Mechanism / 9.1.1: |
Three-way Catalysis / 9.1.2: |
Production of Sulfuric and Nitric Acid / 9.2: |
Sulfuric Acid / 9.2.1: |
Nitric Acid / 9.2.2: |
Selective Catalytic Reduction / 9.2.3: |
Oxidation of Hydrocarbons / 9.3: |
Oxidation by Oxygen / 9.3.1: |
Oxidation by Hydroperoxide / 9.3.2: |
Selective Partial Oxidation of Hydrocarbons / 9.3.3: |
Oxidation of propene to acrylic acid and acrylonitrile / 9.3.3.1: |
Oxidation of C4 and C6 molecules / 9.3.3.2: |
Platform Chemicals / 9.4: |
Electrocatalysis / 10: |
Fundamental Aspects / 10.1: |
Electrochemical Cells / 10.2.1: |
Cell and Electrode Potentials / 10.2.2: |
The Nernst Equation / 10.2.3: |
Overpotential / 10.2.4: |
Electrode Kinetics / 10.2.5: |
Experimental Methods and Techniques / 10.3: |
Three-Electrode Cell Configuration / 10.3.1: |
Techniques for Electrocatalyst Evaluation / 10.3.2: |
Linear Sweep Voltammetry and Cyclic Voltammetry / 10.3.3: |
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy / 10.3.4: |
Rotating Disc Electrode / 10.3.5: |
The Electro chemically Active Surface Area / 10.3.6: |
Electrocatalysis for the Production of Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals / 10.4: |
Development of Electrocatalysts / 10.4.1: |
Hydrogen Evolution Reaction / 10.4.2: |
Oxygen Evolution Reaction / 10.4.3: |
CO2 Electroreduction / 10.4.4: |
Other Electrochemical Processes / 10.4.5: |
Answers |
Index |
Preface |
About the Authors |
Introduction / 1: |
Catalysis and Catalysts / 1.1: |
Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Catalysis / 1.2: |
Production of Ammonia / 1.3: |