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1 online resource (344 pages) |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 From the Onset to the First Large-Scale Industrial Processes; 1.1 Origin of the Catalytic Era; 1.2 Berzelius and the Affinity Theory of Catalysis; 1.3 Discovery of the Occurrence of Catalytic Processes in Living Systems in the Nineteenth Century; 1.4 Kinetic Interpretation of Catalytic Processes in Solutions: The Birth of Homogeneous Catalysis; 1.5 Onset of Heterogeneous Catalysis; 1.6 First Large-Scale Industrial Processes Based on Heterogeneous Catalysts; 1.6.1 Sulfuric Acid Synthesis; 1.6.2 Ammonia Problem |
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1.6.3 Ammonia Oxidation Process1.6.4 Ammonia Synthesis; 1.7 Fischer-Tropsch Catalytic Process; 1.8 Methanol Synthesis; 1.9 Acetylene Production and Utilization; 1.10 Anthraquinone Process for Hydrogen Peroxide Production; References; Chapter 2 Historical Development of Theories of Catalysis; 2.1 Heterogeneous Catalysis; 2.2 Chemical Kinetics and the Mechanisms of Catalysis; 2.3 Electronic Theory of Catalysis: Active Sites; References; Chapter 3 Catalytic Processes Associated with Hydrocarbons and the Petroleum Industry; 3.1 Petroleum and Polymer Eras |
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3.2 Catalytic Cracking, Isomerization, and Alkylation of Petroleum Fractions3.3 Reforming Catalysts; 3.4 Hydrodesulfurization (HDS) Processes; 3.5 Hydrocarbon Hydrogenation Reactions with Heterogeneous Catalysts; 3.6 Olefin Polymerization: Ziegler-Natta, Metallocenes, and Phillips Catalysts; 3.7 Selective Oxidation Reactions; 3.7.1 Alkane Oxidation; 3.7.2 Olefin Oxidation; 3.7.3 Aromatic Compounds Oxidation; 3.8 Ammoximation and Oxychlorination of Olefins; 3.9 Ethylbenzene and Styrene Catalytic Synthesis; 3.10 Heterogeneous Metathesis |
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3.11 Catalytic Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene from Hydrocarbon FeedstocksReferences; Chapter 4 Surface Science Methods in the Second Half of the Twentieth Century; 4.1 Real Dispersed Catalysts versus Single Crystals: A Decreasing Gap; 4.2 Physical Methods for the Study of Dispersed Systems and Real Catalysts; 4.3 Surface Science of Single-Crystal Faces and of Well-defined Systems; References; Chapter 5 Development of Homogeneous Catalysis and Organocatalysis; 5.1 Introductory Remarks; 5.2 Homogeneous Acid and Bases as Catalysts: G. Olah Contribution; 5.3 Organometallic Catalysts |
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5.4 Asymmetric Epoxidation Catalysts5.5 Olefin Oligomerization Catalysts; 5.6 Organometallic Metathesis; 5.7 Cross-Coupling Reactions; 5.8 Pd(II)-Based Complexes and Oxidation of Methane to Methanol; 5.9 Non-transition Metal Catalysis, Organocatalysis, and Organo-Organometallic Catalysis Combination; 5.9.1 Metal-Free Hydrogen Activation and Hydrogenation; 5.9.2 Amino Catalysis; 5.10 Bio-inspired Homogeneous Catalysts; References; Chapter 6 Material Science and Catalysis Design; 6.1 Metallic Catalysts; 6.2 Oxides and Mixed Oxides; 6.2.1 SiO2 and SiO2-Based Catalysts and Processes |
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6.2.2 Al2O3 and Al2O3-Based Catalysts and Processes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index |
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Print version record |
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Catalysis -- History
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Photocatalysis -- History
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Biocatalysis -- History
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Chemistry, Physical and theoretical -- History
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Biocatalysis
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Catalysis
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Chemistry, Physical and theoretical
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Photocatalysis
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Califano, Salvatore
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| ISBN |
9781119181309 |
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1119181305 |
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