Catalysis is a multidisciplinary subject. This book introduces the chemical, materials, and engineering principles of catalysis so that both MSc and PhD students with a basic but not extensive knowledge of chemistry and physics and those with a basic understanding of chemical engineering can learn more about catalysis. Examples are taken from catalytic reactions and catalysts used in the energy, petroleum, and base-chemicals industry.
The second edition differs from the first edition in the way basic topics are integrated with catalytic applications. The authors introduce two new chapters: "Cleaning of Fuels by Hydrotreating" and "Electrocatalysis". Hydrotreating is a very important industrial process and offers the opportunity to discuss metal sulfide catalysts. Electrocatalysis gains more and more attention because it can be used to minimize the anthropogenic CO₂ emissions. Solar, wind, and hydroelectricity can drive water electrolysis and CO₂ electroreduction and, therefore, excess renewable electricity can be stored in chemicals.
Introduction to Heterogeneous Catalysis (Second Edition) is intended for a one-semester course for master and PhD students who want to learn more about the principles of catalysis. This must-read textbook will enable students to read catalysis literature without much difficulty and presents not only the basic concepts of catalysis but integrates the chemical, materials, and engineering aspects of catalysis with industry examples.
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Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction
Contents:
- Introduction
- Catalyst Preparation and Characterisation
- Adsorption
- Kinetics
- Metal Surfaces
- Metal Catalysis
- Catalysis by Solid Acids
- Cleaning of Fuels by Hydrotreating
- Oxidation Catalysis
- Electrocatalysis
Readership: Meant for a one-semester course for chemistry, physics, materials science, and chemical engineering students with no former knowledge of catalysis. The course can be given in the first year of a master's class or in graduate study. It can also be used by scientists entering industries that deal with catalysis.
Reviews of the First Edition:
"With its straightforward presentation, this book is indispensable for everybody who applies and researches heterogeneous catalysis."
Yong Lu
East China Normal University, China
"The book is a very effective tool for beginners and will be a valuable guide to cross the fascinating world of heterogeneous catalysis."
Dr Giuseppe Bellussi
Senior Vice President ET-DR&D
Eni S.p.A., Italy
"The book is very nicely illustrated with diagrams and figures, many that are unique in their presentation, and the text is punctuated by photographs of famous historical figures. There are also problems at the back of each chapter which are useful and, in many cases, thought-provoking. This is a must-have book in the personal library of people interested in catalysis." (Click to read Full Review)
Professor S Ted Oyama
The University of Tokyo, Japan & Virginia Tech, USA
"Heterogeneous catalysis is highly related to the industrial production of fuels, petrochemicals, agrochemicals, and fine chemicals. This book highlights the fundamental aspects and basic concepts of heterogeneous catalysis with many examples of industrial applications, providing a complete introduction to the principles behind catalysis. This book is well designed to provide supplementary knowledge for both the students in chemical engineering, who often have only a limited knowledge of chemistry, and those in chemistry and physics, who have not systematically studied the engineering-oriented courses. The representative types of catalysis and industrial examples are carefully selected to enable the readers to grasp the essence of heterogeneous catalysis and the importance of related engineering."
Distinguished Professor Feng-Shou Xiao
Zhejiang University, China
"I would definitely recommend this book to students who have newly been introduced to the heterogeneous catalyst applications in industry. It also serves as an academic resource for experienced scientists and engineers to have a better understanding of the current trend in heterogeneous catalysis. This will help the professionals to think out of the box and think ahead."
Hong Nie
Vice President
Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, SINOPEC, China
Roel Prins obtained his PhD at the University of Amsterdam and then worked in the Shell laboratories in Amsterdam and Emeryville, USA (1967–1977). He was professor of inorganic chemistry at the Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands (1977–1987) and professor of catalysis at ETH Zürich, Switzerland (1987–2006). He was foreign member of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences, president of the Federation of European Catalysis Societies and dean of the Department of Chemistry at ETH. He was editor-in-chief of the Journal of Catalysis, Schuit lecturer at the University of Delaware, USA (1994), lpatieff lecturer at Northwestern University, USA (1999), and guest professor at the Technical University in Delft (1994), the Pierre et Marie Curie University in Paris (2001), the Dalian University of Technology (2006–2011) and the University of Petroleum in Beijing and Qingdao, China (2012–2017). ln 2009 he received the Distinguished Research Award of the Division of Petroleum Chemistry of the American Chemical Society.
Anjie Wang obtained his PhD in chemical engineering in 1991 at Dalian University of Technology (DUT) and then joined the faculty of DUT, since 2002 as professor in catalysis in the School of Chemical Engineering. He spent a sabbatical year (1998–1999) with Professor Toshiaki Kabe at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan, and worked with Professor Roel Prins as a guest professor (2005–2006) at ETH Zürich, Switzerland. He worked with Professor Chunshan Song at Pennsylvania State University, USA, as a visiting professor in 2007, and with Professors Johannes Lercher and Donald M Camaioni at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA, in 2012. He is a committee member of the Chinese Catalysis Society, and director of the Liaoning Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Engineering and Equipment, and director of the Center for Microchannel Reaction Process R&D at DUT. His research interests include hydrotreating catalysis, oxidative desulfurization, synthesis of novel porous materials, selective hydrogenation, plasma catalysis and microchannel reactors.
Xiang Li obtained his PhD in industrial catalysis in 2004 at Dalian University of Technology (DUT), China. From 2004–2006 he was a lecturer at DUT, and spent one year (2005–2006) with Professor Prins at ETH Zürich, Switzerland. In the meantime, he was promoted to associate professor at DUT. Now he is a Haihe Distinguished Professor at Tianjin University of Science and Technology and is also a young member of the editorial board of the Chinese Journal of Catalysis. His research interests are hydrotreating (hydrodesulfurization, hydrodenitrogenation and hydrodeoxygenation), hydrogenation, and the synthesis of mesoporous and micro-mesoporous materials.
Foteini Sapountzi obtained her PhD in Chemical Engineering at the University of Patras, Greece (2009), under the supervision of Prof. C G Vayenas. She continued working at the same group till 2011 and as a Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Materials Science at University of Patras (2009–2010). She was postdoctoral researcher with Prof. J L Valverde at the University of Castilla La Mancha, Spain (2011–2012) and with Dr P Vernoux at the Institute for Research on Catalysis and Environment of Lyon, IRCELYON/France (2012–2014). Since 2015 has worked as Senior Research Scientist at Syngaschem BV, Netherlands, in the group of Prof. J W Niemantsverdriet. She also works part-time at the Dutch Institute For Fundamental Energy Research, DIFFER/Netherlands with Prof. M C M van de Sanden. Her research is focused on catalytic and electrocatalytic processes, mainly in the framework of electrochemical promotion of catalysis and of fuel cell/water electrolyzers.
