Principles and Practice of Heterogeneous Catalysis - Softcover

Thomas, John Meurig; Thomas, W. John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 352731458X ISBN 13: 9783527314584

Publisher: Wiley-VCH, 2014

Synopsis

This long-awaited second edition of the successful introduction to the fundamentals of heterogeneous catalysis is now completely revised and updated.
Written by internationally acclaimed experts, this textbook includes fundamentals of adsorption, characterizing catalysts and their surfaces, the significance of pore structure and surface area, solid-state and surface chemistry, poisoning, promotion, deactivation and selectivity of catalysts, as well as catalytic process engineering. A final section provides a number of examples and case histories.
With its color and numerous graphics plus references to help readers to easily find further reading, this is a pivotal work for an understanding of the principles involved.

About this title

About the Author

Professor Sir John Meurig Thomas, FRS, FREng, Former Head of Physical Chemistry , University of Cambridge, is one of the most renowned researcher in the field of heterogeneous catalysis and solid state chemistry. He has been awarded the Davy Medal, the Messel Gold Medal, the Willard Gibbs Gold Medal, U.S. Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award, the Linus Pauling Gold Medal and many others. He is the author of over a thousand research papers on the materials and surface chemistry of solids, and over 100 review articles on science, education and cultural issues and the co-author of 30 patents.

W. John Thomas, FR Eng, is Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering at the University of Bath.

From the Back Cover

This long-awaited second edition of the successful introduction to the fundamentals of heterogeneous
catalysis is now completely revised and updated. Written by two top international experts, this textbook includes fundamentals of adsorption, characterizing catalysts and their surfaces, the significance of pore structure and surface area, solid-state and surface chemistry, poisoning, promotion, deactivation and selectivity of catalysts, as well as catalytic process engineering and numerous practical examples. It takes full account of the major advances made since the first edition, and highlights environmentally responsible processes, the use of renewable feedstocks, and new methods of studying and designing solid catalysts.

Gerhard Ertl, Fritz-Haber-Institute, Berlin, Nobel Laureate:

Since many years ‚“Thomas & Thomas” has been a comprehensive and profound guide to the complex area of heterogeneous catalysis and hence the community was waiting eagerly for the second edition. This is in fact much more than just a thoroughly revised version but rather an elegantly written new book covering the subject from its fundamental principles to its technological aspects, whereby all the important new developments during the last twenty years as well as relations to neighboring disciplines (such as biochemistry, electrochemistry or photochemistry) were taken into account. This work should become a classic and of indispensable value for everybody working in the field.

Jens K. Nørskov, Director, Center for Interface Science and Catalysis, Stanford University:

The Thomas textbook on heterogeneous catalysis provides the reader with an authoritative and comprehensive treatment of the science and technology of the field. The new version is completely updated with the newest developments and the elegant and extremely insightful presentation will capture the reader. It is required reading for anyone in the field, from starting students to practitioners in industry.

Yasuhiro Iwasawa, former President of the Chemical Society of Japan, Emeritus Professor, University of Tokyo:

The “Thomas & Thomas” has been a bible of the large community of heterogeneous catalysis, providing the scientific and technological compass, comprehensive guidance and profound knowledge of catalysis field as well as related disciplines. The second edition of the “Thomas & Thomas” with 9 chapters is a thoroughly revised and newly written book, covering diverse but important subjects from both fundamentals and industrial applications, documenting significant developments and historical milestones during the last twenty years, and involving emerging areas. This work should be highly recommended for everybody to have one copy each.

Michel Che, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, Past President of the International Association of Catalyst Societies:

This beautifully written second edition is a pure joy to read and is recommended both to senior university students and the practising researcher and industrialist. It gives the most general view of contemporary heterogeneopus catalysis, at the confluence of the practical and the fundamental and with the incentive of moving faster toward green chemistry, clean technology and sustainability.

From the Inside Flap

This long-awaited second edition of the successful introduction to the fundamentals of heterogeneous
catalysis is now completely revised and updated. Written by two top international experts, this textbook includes fundamentals of adsorption, characterizing catalysts and their surfaces, the significance of pore structure and surface area, solid-state and surface chemistry, poisoning, promotion, deactivation and selectivity of catalysts, as well as catalytic process engineering and numerous practical examples. It takes full account of the major advances made since the first edition, and highlights environmentally responsible processes, the use of renewable feedstocks, and new methods of studying and designing solid catalysts.

Gerhard Ertl, Fritz-Haber-Institute, Berlin, Nobel Laureate:

Since many years ‚“Thomas & Thomas” has been a comprehensive and profound guide to the complex area of heterogeneous catalysis and hence the community was waiting eagerly for the second edition. This is in fact much more than just a thoroughly revised version but rather an elegantly written new book covering the subject from its fundamental principles to its technological aspects, whereby all the important new developments during the last twenty years as well as relations to neighboring disciplines (such as biochemistry, electrochemistry or photochemistry) were taken into account. This work should become a classic and of indispensable value for everybody working in the field.

Jens K. Nørskov, Director, Center for Interface Science and Catalysis, Stanford University:

The Thomas textbook on heterogeneous catalysis provides the reader with an authoritative and comprehensive treatment of the science and technology of the field. The new version is completely updated with the newest developments and the elegant and extremely insightful presentation will capture the reader. It is required reading for anyone in the field, from starting students to practitioners in industry.

Yasuhiro Iwasawa, former President of the Chemical Society of Japan, Emeritus Professor, University of Tokyo:

The “Thomas & Thomas” has been a bible of the large community of heterogeneous catalysis, providing the scientific and technological compass, comprehensive guidance and profound knowledge of catalysis field as well as related disciplines. The second edition of the “Thomas & Thomas” with 9 chapters is a thoroughly revised and newly written book, covering diverse but important subjects from both fundamentals and industrial applications, documenting significant developments and historical milestones during the last twenty years, and involving emerging areas. This work should be highly recommended for everybody to have one copy each.

Michel Che, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, Past President of the International Association of Catalyst Societies:

This beautifully written second edition is a pure joy to read and is recommended both to senior university students and the practising researcher and industrialist. It gives the most general view of contemporary heterogeneopus catalysis, at the confluence of the practical and the fundamental and with the incentive of moving faster toward green chemistry, clean technology and sustainability.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-VCH
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 352731458X
• ISBN 13: 9783527314584
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 768