Table of Contents

Concepts in Catalysis by Transition Metal Oxides.- Electronic Structure Calculations Using Atomic Orbital Methods: Applications to Transition-Metal Compounds and Surfaces.- Bulk and Surface Structures of Non-Metals.- Physical Methods for the Characterization of Non-Metal Catalysts.- Photoelectron Spectroscopy Investigation for Non-Metal Catalysts.- An Example of Complementarity of Two Techniques: XPS and Laser Raman Spectroscopy to Characterize Hydrotreating Catalysts.- Characterization of Non-Metals by Electron Microscopy.- Analytical Electron Microscopy.- UV-Visible Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy Applied to Bulk and Surface Properties of Oxides and Related Solids.- Selective Oxidation and Ammoxidation Catalysis: History of Catalyst Design.- Selective Oxidation and Ammoxidation Catalysis: Mechanism and Commercial Practice.- Hydroprocessing I. Industrial Aspects.- Hydroprocessing II. Fundamental Aspects.- Catalysis by Transition Metal Sulfides.- Surface Area Effects on Some Physicochemical and Catalytic Properties of MoS2 (WS2).- Kinetics in Hydrodesulfurization of Thiophenic Compounds.- Localized Aspects in Heterogeneous Catalysis.- Non-Metallic Pseudo-Metals.- Spillover on Non Metals.- Hydrogen Bronzes: A Review of Some Their Physical and Catalytic Properties.- The Activity of Metal Oxides in the Oxidation of Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide.- Author Index.