Modern Developments In Catalysis

by Graham J Hutchings, Matthew G Davidson, Richard C A Catlow, Christopher Hardacre, Nicholas J Turner

Overview

The UK Catalysis Hub is a consortium of universities working together on fundamental and applied research to find out how catalysts work and to improve their effectiveness. The contribution of catalysis to manufacturing contributes to almost 40% of global GDP, making development and innovation within the field integral to industry.Modern Developments in Catalysis provides a review of current research and practise on catalysis, focussing on five main themes: catalysis design, environmental catalysis, catalysis and energy, chemical transformation and biocatalysis and biotransformations. Topics range from complex reactions to the intricacies of catalyst preparation for supported nanoparticles, while chapters illustrate the challenges facing catalytic science and the directions in which the field is developing. Edited by leaders of the UK Hub, this book provides insight into one of the most important areas of modern chemistry — it represents a unique learning opportunity for students and professionals studying and working towards speeding-up, improving and increasing the rate of catalytic reactions in science and industry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786341211
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd
Publication date:	01/13/2017
Pages:	348
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Foreword v

About the Editors ix

About the Contributors xiii

Introduction xxv

Chapter 1 Sustainable Hydrogen and/or Syngas Production: New Approaches to Reforming Nachal Subramanian Angel Caravaca Francisco R. Garcia-García Mike Bowker 1

Chapter 2 In Situ and Operando Measurement of Catalysts at Synchrotron X-ray and Neutron Sources Emma K. Gibson Ian P. Silverwood Peter P. Wells Stewart F. Parker 41

Chapter 3 Outperforming Nature's Catalysts: Designing Metalloenzymes for Chemical Synthesis Charlie Fehl Amanda G. Jarvis Maria Palm-Espling Ben Davis Paul C. J. Kamer 89

Chapter 4 Immobilisation of Homogeneous Catalysts in Metal-Organic Frameworks: Methods and Selected Examples Alexios Grigoropoulos 123

Chapter 5 Polymerisation Catalysis Using CO²: Dinuclear Homogeneous Catalysts Prabhjot K. Saini Charlotte K. Williams 159

Chapter 6 Precious Metals for Environmental Catalysis: Gold Catherine Davies Simon Kondrat Peter Miedziak 181

Chapter 7 Precious Metal Catalysts for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Remediation Hasliza Bahruji Shaoliang Guan Vinod Kumar Puthiyapura 211

Chapter 8 Quantum and Statistical Mechanical Simulations for Porous Catalyst Modelling Jayesh S. Bhatt Arunabhiram Chutia C. Richard A. Catlow Marc-Olivier Coppens 253

Chapter 9 Life Cycle Assessment of Emerging Catalyst Technologies: The Case of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells Sara Evangelisti Carla Tagliaferri Dan Brett Paola Lettieri 289

Conclusions and Perspective 313

Index 315