Catalysis occupies a pivotal position in the physical and biological sciences. As well as being the mainstay of the chemical industry, it is the means of effecting many laboratory syntheses and the root cause of all enzymatic processes. This book is an eminently readable introduction to the fundamental principles of heterogeneous catalysis. Written by world-renowned experts, it explains the vocabulary, grammar and literature of catalysis from the laboratory-oriented model study through to the operating plant. Didactically skillful and using many lucidly designed figures, the authors present an insightful exposition of all important concepts, new developments and techniques in this rapidly advancing field.

Introductory Remarks Adsorption: Energetic, Isotherms and Rates Experimental Aspects of Adsorption and Allied Phenomena on Catalyst Surface The Significance of Pore Structure and Surface Area in Hetergeneous Catalysis The Role of Lattice Imperfections in Hetergeneous Catalysis Geometric, Electronic and Related Factors in Hetergeneous Catalysis The Dynamics of Selevtive abd Polyfunbctional Catalysis The Mechanism of Some Typical Hetergeneous Catalysis Reactions Design of Catalytic Reactors