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1 online resource (208 pages) |
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Machine-generated contents note: 1. Heterogeneous Catalysis and a Sustainable Future -- 2. The Potential Energy Diagram -- 2.1. Adsorption -- 2.2. Surface Reactions -- 2.3. Diffusion -- 2.4. Adsorbate-Adsorbate Interactions -- 2.5. Structure Dependence -- 2.6. Quantum and Thermal Corrections to the Ground-State Potential Energy -- 3. Surface Equilibria -- 3.1. Chemical Equilibria in Gases, Solids, and Solutions -- 3.2. The Adsorption Entropy -- 3.3. Adsorption Equilibria: Adsorption Isotherms -- 3.4. Free Energy Diagrams for Surface Chemical Reactions -- Appendix 3.1 The Law of Mass Action and the Equilibrium Constant -- Appendix 3.2 Counting the Number of Adsorbate Configurations -- Appendix 3.3 Configurational Entropy of Adsorbates -- 4. Rate Constants -- 4.1. The Timescale Problem in Simulating Rare Events -- 4.2. Transition-State Theory -- 4.3. Recrossings and Variational Transition-State Theory -- 4.4. Harmonic Transition-State Theory -- 5. Kinetics -- 5.1. Microkinetic Modelling -- 5.2. Microkinetics of Elementary Surface Processes -- 5.3. The Microkinetics of Several Coupled Elementary Surface Processes -- 5.4. Ammonia Synthesis -- 6. Energy Trends in Catalysis -- 6.1. Energy Correlations for Physisorbed Systems -- 6.2. Chemisorption Energy Scaling Relations -- 6.3. Transition-State Energy Scaling Relations in Heterogeneous Catalysis -- 6.4. Universality of Transition-State Scaling Relations -- 7. Activity and Selectivity Maps -- 7.1. Dissociation Rate-Determined Model -- 7.2. Variations in the Activity Maximum with Reaction Conditions -- 7.3. Sabatier Analysis -- 7.4. Examples of Activity Maps for Important Catalytic Reactions -- 7.4.1. Ammonia Synthesis -- 7.4.2. The Methanation Reaction -- 7.5. Selectivity Maps -- 8. The Electronic Factor in Heterogeneous Catalysis -- 8.1. The d-Band Model of Chemical Bonding at Transition Metal Surfaces -- 8.2. Changing the d-Band Centre: Ligand Effects -- 8.3. Ensemble Effects in Adsorption -- 8.4. Trends in Activation Energies -- 8.5. Ligand Effects for Transition Metal Oxides -- 9. Catalyst Structure: Nature of the Active Site -- 9.1. Structure of Real Catalysts -- 9.2. Intrinsic Structure Dependence -- 9.3. The Active Site in High-Surface Area Catalysts -- 9.4. Support and Structural Promoter Effects -- 10. Poisoning and Promotion of Catalysts -- 11. Surface Electrocatalysis -- 11.1. The Electrified Solid-Electrolyte Interface -- 11.2. Electron Transfer Processes at Surfaces -- 11.3. The Hydrogen Electrode -- 11.4. Adsorption Equilibria at the Electrified Surface-Electrolyte Interface -- 11.5. Activation Energies in Surface Electron Transfer Reactions -- 11.6. The Potential Dependence of the Rate -- 11.7. The Over-potential in Electrocatalytic Processes -- 11.8. Trends in Electrocatalytic Activity: The Limiting Potential Map -- 12. Relation of Activity to Surface Electronic Structure -- 12.1. Electronic Structure of Solids -- 12.2. The Band Structure of Solids -- 12.3. The Newns-Anderson Model -- 12.4. Bond-Energy Trends -- 12.5. Binding Energies Using the Newns-Anderson Model |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Text in English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Heterogeneous catalysis.
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Heterogeneous catalysis
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Studt, Felix
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Abild-Pedersen, Frank
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Bligaard, Thomas
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| LC no. |
2014029109 |
| ISBN |
9781118892022 |
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111889202X |
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9781118888957 |
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1118888952 |
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9781118892053 |
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1118892054 |
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9781322094847 |
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1322094845 |
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9781118892114 |
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1118892119 |
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