ISBN-13: 9780444634740 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 402 str.
Contemporary Catalysis: Fundamental Aspects of the Preparation, Characterisation and Testing of Heterogeneous Catalysts and their Application in Catalytic Processes deals with the fundamentals and modern practical applications of catalysis. Topics addressed in the first section include historical development and the importance of heterogeneous catalysis in the modern world, surfaces and adsorption, the catalyst (preparation and characterization), the reactor (integral and differential reactors, etc.), an introduction to spectroscopic and thermal characterization techniques, and more. The second section contains chapters on important industrial processes, potential processes and separate chapters on syngas production, Fischer Tropsch synthesis, petroleum refining, environmental protection and biomass conversion.