Catalysis in Application - Special Publications

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Brief Description: This book presents a snapshot of the most up-to-date developments in the field of applied catalysis. Table of Contents: 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" versus "trans" 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 IndexReview Quotes: A valuable reference source to anyone working in the field of supported metal catalysis.....a valuable addition to any library.