Heterogeneous Catalysis and its Industrial Applications

• Main Author: Schmal, Martin (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Chemical engineering.; Catalysis.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.

This book aims to introduce the basic concepts involved in industrial catalytic processes. It is profusely illustrated with experimental results with the main objective of guiding how to select a suitable catalyst for specific processes. The book is divided in two parts. In the first part the basic...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction on Heterogeneous Catalysis
• Model a catalyst
• Activity Patterns
• Adsorption-desorption
• Basic concepts
• Surface area and volume
• Catalysts preparation
• Variables influencing the final properties of the catalyst
• Structural analyses – x- ray diffraction
• Spectroscopy in the Infrared Region
• X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (ESCA – XPS/ISS)
• Electronic Microscopy: General and Specific Notions
• Nanostructured catalysts
• Kinetics and mechanisms
• Evaluation of Industrial Catalysts.