Catalysis in Application

Although catalysts are responsible for the manufacture and processing of a number of products in daily use, the subject of catalysis is still very much in its infancy, and the complexity of the processes still present major challenges. Catalysis in Application presents a snapshot of the most up-to-date developments in the field of applied catalysis. Coverage is principally in the areas of hydrogenation, dehydrogenation, chiral catalysis, environmental catalysis and catalyst deactivation, combining a unique mix of chemistry and chemical engineering. With its wide-ranging coverage, this book will be a welcome addition to the shelves of every practitioner in catalysis, both in industry and academia.

Modification of catalysis and surface reactions by surface carbon; Catalytic properties of the platinum-hydrogen-carbon system; Deactivation kinetics of cobalt-nickel catalysts in a fluidised bed reformer; Deactivation behaviour of Zn/ZSM-5 with a Fischer-Tropsch derived feedstock; In-situ ultraviolet Raman spectroscopy of supported chromia/alumina catalysts for propane dehydrogenation; Butane dehydrogenation over a Pt/alumina catalyst; Selective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde to cinnamyl alcohol using an Ir/C catalyst: influence of reaction conditions; Study of catalysed wall-flow and foam-type fine particulate filters; A novel "thrifted" palladium-zinc catalyst supported on ceria stabilised zirconia for use in three way vehicle exhaust catalysis; Enantioselectivity and catalyst morphology; The effect of preparation on lanthanum and lanthanum doped cobaltates for application in the water gas shift reaction; The influence of catalyst geometry and topology on the kinetics of hydrocarbon hydrogenation reactions; Adsorption/desorption based characterisation of hydrogenation catalysts; Ethyl ethanoate synthesis by ethanol dehydrogenation; Observing heterogeneous catalysts at work: in-situ functional analysis of catalysts used in selective oxidation; Reactions of 1,2-dichloroethene on Cu (110):cis versustrans isomer; Aldol condensation of aldehydes and ketones over solid base catalysts; Friedel-Crafts acylation and Fries rearrangement catalysed by heteropoly acids; Selective oxidation of propane on Cs2.5H1.5PV1WxMo11-xO40 heteropolyoxometallate compounds; Multiphase hydrogenation reactors - past, present and future; Novel silica encapsulated metallic nanoparticles on alumina as new catalysts; Structure-transport relationships in the surface diffusion of molecules over heterogeneous surfaces within porous catalysts; Supported sulfonic acid catalysts in aqueous reactions; Pt/H-MOR and Pt/BEA catalysts with various Pt contents and bimetallic PtPd/H-MOR, PtIr/H-MOR and PtIr/H-BEA catalysts with various secondary metal contents for the hydroconversion of n-hexane; Comparison of the acid properties on sulphated and phosphated silica-zirconia mixed oxide catalysts; Deactivation of the Pd-La/spinel catalyst for the preparation of 2,6-diisopropyl aniline; Mn-containing thermostable multicomponent oxide catalysts of low-concentration methane mixture oxidation in air; Catalysts based on foam materials for neutralization of gas emissions; Highly active silica supported phosphotungstic acid catalyst for acylation reactions; The effect of preparation variables on Pt and Rh/CexZr1-xO2 water gas shift catalysts; Investigation of the acid-base properties of an MCM-supported ruthenium oxide catalyst by inverse gas chromatography and dynamic gravimetric vapour sorption; Development of novel supported Mo2C catalysts: carburization kinetics and optimal conditions; Keto-enol isomerism on transition metal surfaces, a density functional theory study; Direct transformation of methane to higher hydrocarbons in presence or absence of carbon monoxide; Catalytic properties of Dawson-type heteropolyacids for alcohol dehydration and alkene isomerisation; Catalytic air oxidation of toluene in supercritical CO2 using solid supported surfactants containing Co(II) species; Selective hydrogenation reactions in ionic liquids; Enatioselective hydrogenation of methyl pyruvate in the gas phase over cinchonidine-modified platinum; Enantioselective hydrogenation of n-acetyl dehydrophenylanine methyl ester (NADPME) and some related compounds over alkaloid-modified palladium; Environmental catalysts: catalytic wet oxidation of different model compounds; Use of IR and XANESA spectroscopies to study NOx storage and reduction catalysts under reaction conditions; Catalytic utilization of low-molecular alkanes; Structure-activity relationships in N2O conversion over FeMFI zeolites. Preparation of catalysts with different distribution of iron species; Subject Index