Preface ......................................................... 5
James J. Spivey
Key catalyst types for the efficient refining of Fischer-
Tropsch syncrude: alumina and phosphoric acid ................... 1
Arno de Klerk
1 Introduction ................................................. 1
2 Alumina ...................................................... 2
3 Phosphoric acid ............................................. 17
References .................................................. 43
Recent developments and achievements in partial oxidation
of methane with and without addition of steam .................. 50
Roberto Lanza, Jorge A. Velasco and Sven G. Järås
1 Introduction ................................................ 50
2 Catalytic partial oxidation of methane without steam ........ 52
3 Catalytic partial oxidation of methane in presence of
steam ....................................................... 75
4 Conclusions ................................................. 89
References .................................................. 89
Precious metal catalysts for deep hydrodesulfurization ......... 96
John N. Kuhn
1 Introduction ................................................ 96
2 Monometallic precious metal catalysts ...................... 101
3 Functional oxide supports .................................. 117
4 Precious bimetal catalysts ................................. 120
5 Pore structure of support .................................. 130
6 Summary, challenges, and future research ................... 130
References .................................................... 132
Catalytic reactions studied by angle-resolved product
desorption .................................................... 139
Tatsuo Matsushima and Kosuke Shobatake
1 Introduction ............................................... 139
2 Overview of structure informative desorption ............... 140
3 Apparatus .................................................. 141
4 CO oxidation ............................................... 145
5 Dissociative desorption .................................... 155
6 N2 emission in NO reduction ................................ 167
7 Summary .................................................... 173
Acknowledgements .............................................. 174
References .................................................... 174
Quantification of cluster size effect (structure
sensitivity) in heterogeneous catalysis ....................... 179
Dmitry Yu. Murzin and Valentin N. Parmon
1 Introduction ............................................... 179
2 Kinetic model .............................................. 181
3 Comparison with experimental data .......................... 194
4 Conclusions ................................................ 200
References .................................................... 201
Photocatalysis in green chemistry and destruction of very
toxic compounds ............................................... 204
Vasile I. Parvulescu and Hermenegildo Garcia
1 Introduction ............................................... 204
2 General principles ......................................... 206
3 Green chemistry under photocatalytic activation ............ 214
4 Destroying of very stable pesticides and warfare
compounds .................................................. 223
5 Conclusions ................................................ 244
Acknowledgement ............................................... 245
References .................................................... 245
Hierarchical zeolites: materials with improved accessibility
and enhanced catalytic activity ............................... 253
D.P. Serrano, J. Aguado and J.M. Escola
1 Introduction ............................................... 253
2 Methods of preparation of hierarchical zeolites ............ 255
3 Singular features of hierarchical zeolites ................. 269
4 Catalytic applications ..................................... 276
5 Concluding remarks ......................................... 280
References .................................................... 280
Catalysis involved in dimethylether production and as an
intermediate in the generation of hydrocarbons via
Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and MTG process ..................... 284
Eduardo Falabella Sousa-Aguiar and Lucia Gorenstin Appel
1 Introduction: DME characteristics, properties and
applications ............................................... 284
2 Catalyst involved in the synthesis of DME .................. 293
3 DME as intermediate ........................................ 300
4 Conclusion ................................................. 310
Acknowledgements .............................................. 311
References .................................................... 311
Selective oxidation catalysis on rhenium-oxide catalysts ...... 316
Mizuki Tada
Introduction ............................................... 316
1 ReSb mixed-oxide catalysts for selective oxidation of
isobutylene ................................................ 316
2 ReSb mixed-oxide catalysts for selective ammoxidation of
isobutylene ................................................ 321
3 ReSb mixed-oxide catalysts for selective ammoxidation of
isobutane .................................................. 325
4 ReSb mixed-oxide catalysts for selective oxidation of
methanol to methylal ....................................... 327
5 Oxide-supported Re-oxide catalysts for selective
oxidation of methanol to methylal .......................... 330
6 Zeolite-supported Re catalysts for selective oxidation of
benzene to phenol .......................................... 334
Conclusions ................................................... 344
References .................................................... 344
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