Table of Contents

Section and chapter headings: Preface. Preface to the First Edition. Introductory Section. 1. History of Catalysis (A.P. Kieboom et al.). 2. Catalytic Processes in Industry (A.P.G. Kieboom et al.). 3. Chemical Kinetics of Catalyzed Reactions (F. Kapteijn et al.). Fundamental Catalysis. 4. Bonding and Elementary Steps in Catalysis (B.A. Averill et al.). 5. Heterogeneous Catalysis (B.K. Hodnett et al.). 6. Homogeneous Catalysis with Transition Metal Complexes (G. van Koten, P.W.N.M. van Leeuwen). 7. Biocatalysis (B.A. Averill et al.). Applied Catalysis. 8. Catalytic Reaction Engineering (F. Kapteijn et al.). 9. Preparation of Catalyst Supports, Zeolites and Mesoporous Materials (E.B.M. Doesburg et al.). 10. Preparation of Supported Catalysts (J.W. Geus et al.). Catalyst Characterization. 11. Catalyst Characterization with Spectroscopic Techniques (J. Niemantsverdriet). 12. Catalyst Characterization and Mimicking Pretreatment Procedures by Temperature-Programmed Techniques (F. Kapteijn et al.). 13. Adsorption Methods for the Assessment of the Specific Surface Area, the Pore Size Distribution and the Active Sites of Heterogeneous Catalysts (J.A. Lercher). Subject index.