Clay Mineral Catalysis of Organic Reactions

ISBN-13: 9781498746526 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 426 str.

Benny K. G. Theng

Opis

This book provides an insight into the relationship between the surface properties of clay minerals and their catalytic activity. Organized into eight comprehensive chapters, the book describes and discusses the ability of clay minerals to serve as solid acid catalysts for a large range and variety of organic conversions and transformations.

O autorze

Benny K.G. Theng is an honorary research associate with Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research in Palmerston North, New Zealand (NZ). Before joining the research staff of MW-LC in 1992, he was a scientist with the NZ Soil Bureau, DSIR. His research has focused on the behavior and reactivity of small and polymeric organic compounds at clay mineral surfaces. He is a Fellow of the NZ Institute of Chemistry, NZ Society of Soil Science, and the Royal Society of New Zealand.