Contemporary Catalysis

Fundamentals and Current Applications

Julian R.H. Ross (Emeritus Professor, University of Limerick, Ireland)

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English

Elsevier Science Ltd
23 November 2018

Surface chemistry & adsorption

Contemporary Catalysis: Fundamentals and Current Applications deals with the fundamentals and modern practical applications of catalysis. Topics addressed include historical development and the importance of heterogeneous catalysis in the modern world, surfaces and adsorption, the catalyst (preparation and characterization), the reactor (integral and differential reactors, etc.), and an introduction to spectroscopic and thermal characterization techniques. Building on this foundation, the book continues with chapters on important industrial processes, potential processes and separate chapters on syngas production, Fischer Tropsch synthesis, petroleum refining, environmental protection, and biomass conversion. Contemporary Catalysis is an essential resource for chemists, physical chemists, and chemical engineers, as well as graduate and post graduate students in catalysis and reaction engineering.

By: Julian R.H. Ross (Emeritus Professor University of Limerick Ireland)
Imprint: Elsevier Science Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 191mm,
Weight: 990g
ISBN: 9780444634740
ISBN 10: 0444634746
Pages: 402
Publication Date: 23 November 2018
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part 1: Fundamentals of Heterogeneous Catalysis1. An Introduction to Heterogeneous Catalysis – Chemistry in Two Dimensions2. Surfaces and Adsorption3. How does a Catalyst Work?4. Catalyst Preparation5. Catalyst Characterization6. Catalytic Reactors and the Measurement of Catalytic Behaviour 7. The Kinetics and Mechanisms of Catalytic Reactions8. Mass and Heat Transfer Limitations and Other Aspects of the Use of Large Scale Catalytic Reactors Part 2: Current Applications of Heterogeneous Catalysis 9. CO2 and Energy10. The Production of Energy-Carriers from Oil11. Production of Hydrogen and Syngas from Methane and Some Other Reactions of Methane12. Catalytic Reactions involving Syngas, Hydrogen or Carbon Monoxide for the Production of Intermediates and Chemicals13. Environmental Catalysis14. Conversion of Hydrocarbons to Intermediates by Catalytic Hydrogenation or Oxidation15. Catalysis in Biomass Conversion Appendix: The Use of the Catalysis Literature

Julian Ross is a Physical Chemist with wide experience in the field of heterogeneous catalysis applied particularly to the conversion of hydrocarbons and to environmental protection. He was the founding editor of Catalysis Today and acted as Senior Editor of that journal for almost 30 years. He holds two Honorary Visiting Professorships in China where he has lectured frequently. Julian Ross has had wide experience assessing projects associated with energy and the environment, for example, for EU programmes. He was a member of the Council of Scientists of INTAS (funding projects in the former Soviet Union) and was its Chairman for three years during its final three years of operation. He was also for a number of years a member of the European Research Council panel assessing Advanced Grant proposals on engineering topics. He is a Member of the Royal Irish Academy (MRIA) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC).

Reviews for Contemporary Catalysis: Fundamentals and Current Applications

The author's motivation for writing a textbook on heterogeneous catalysis was to provide the experience of a recognized expert for the young generation of chemists in a form that they would best appreciate, by making full use of the tools offered by the internet for learning and for literature work: Wikipedia, e-journals, searching into the past and towards the presence, the rating of publications through citation indices, etc. A variety of student tasks requiring literature work on various topics is an integral part of the book, which makes its structure very open. An experienced teacher who might disagree with the author about details of emphasis can nevertheless use the book for a course with his or her own priorities. This is new and a real achievement. However, the book certainly reflects the authors teaching priorities, because it has to be useful also in the hands of less advanced tutors or of the students themselves. --Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 5289