Catalysis From Principles to Applications

Adopting a unique interdisciplinary approach, this advanced textbook is a must-have for all Master and PhD students in the field. It covers all the essential principles, ranging from catalytic processes at the molecular level to catalytic reactor design. From the contents: 'ˆ— Catalysis in perspective 'ˆ— Concepts and methods 'ˆ— The chemistry of catalytic reactivity 'ˆ— Catalytic conversions 'ˆ— Catalyst synthesis and materials 'ˆ— Experimental methods 'ˆ— Reactor devices and operation 'ˆ— The design of catalytic systems/processes 'ˆ— Future perspectives In addition, several case studies illustrate the importance of catalysts in the chemical industry.

Matthias Beller obtained his PhD at the University of G?ttingen, Germany and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, USA. Since 1998, he has been head of the Leibniz Institute for Organic Catalysis at University of Rostock. He is a member of the board of Dechema's Catalysis Section, the German Catalysis Competence Network ("ConNeCat") as well as the Innovationsagentur Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. He is also a member of the Association for Technical Sciences of the Union of German Academies of Sciences and Humanities.

Albert Renken obtained his academic degrees at the Technical University of Hanover, Germany. Professor Renken has been affiliated with ETH Lausanne, Switzerland since 1977. He is author of over 350 scientific publications in journals and books and of numerous patents. From 1992 to 2000, Albert Renken was science councillor of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF), and from 1996 to 2000 he served as chairman of the European Federation of Chemical Reaction Engineering Working Party.

Rutger Anthony van Santen gained his doctorate from the University of Leiden, Netherlands. He became Professor of Catalysis at the Eindhoven University of Technology, where he was also promoted to scientific director. In 1991 he became director of the Netherlands Institute of Research in Catalysis, and in 2005 he was made Royal Netherlands Academy of Science and Arts Professor. He is a member of the Royal Dutch Academy of Arts and Sciences, Dutch Academy of Engineering and is a Knight in the order of the Dutch Lion. Professor van Santen is the author or editor of 13 books, over 600 research papers and 22 patents, and has been awarded several national and international awards and visiting professorships.