Chemical Kinetics and Catalysis

  1. Heterogeneous Catalysis
    1. The Role of Surfaces
      1. Surface Structure and Defects
        1. Crystal Faces
          1. Steps and Kinks
            1. Vacancies
            2. Active Sites
              1. Coordination Number
                1. Electronic Properties
                2. Surface Reconstruction
                  1. Surface Segregation
                  2. Adsorption Processes
                    1. Physisorption
                      1. Van der Waals Forces
                        1. Reversibility
                          1. Heat of Adsorption
                          2. Chemisorption
                            1. Bond Formation
                              1. Activation of Reactants
                                1. Irreversibility
                                  1. Electronic Effects
                                  2. Competitive Adsorption
                                    1. Adsorption Kinetics
                                    2. Adsorption Isotherms
                                      1. Langmuir Isotherm
                                        1. Assumptions and Derivation
                                          1. Applications and Limitations
                                            1. Dissociative Adsorption
                                            2. BET Isotherm
                                              1. Multilayer Adsorption
                                                1. Surface Area Determination
                                                  1. Pore Size Distribution
                                                  2. Freundlich Isotherm
                                                    1. Temkin Isotherm
                                                      1. Competitive Adsorption Isotherms
                                                      2. Mechanisms of Surface Reactions
                                                        1. Langmuir-Hinshelwood Mechanism
                                                          1. Both Reactants Adsorbed
                                                            1. Surface Reaction Step
                                                              1. Rate Expressions
                                                              2. Eley-Rideal Mechanism
                                                                1. One Reactant Adsorbed
                                                                  1. Gas-Phase Attack
                                                                  2. Mars-van Krevelen Mechanism
                                                                    1. Redox Catalysis
                                                                      1. Lattice Oxygen Participation
                                                                      2. Precursor-Mediated Adsorption
                                                                      3. Catalyst Preparation and Characterization
                                                                        1. Support Materials
                                                                          1. Types of Supports
                                                                            1. Silica
                                                                              1. Alumina
                                                                                1. Carbon
                                                                                  1. Zeolites
                                                                                  2. Role in Catalyst Performance
                                                                                    1. Support Effects
                                                                                    2. Active Phase Deposition
                                                                                      1. Impregnation Methods
                                                                                        1. Precipitation
                                                                                          1. Chemical Vapor Deposition
                                                                                            1. Sol-Gel Methods
                                                                                            2. Promoters and Inhibitors
                                                                                              1. Electronic Promoters
                                                                                                1. Structural Promoters
                                                                                                  1. Poison Resistance
                                                                                                  2. Surface Area and Porosity Measurement
                                                                                                    1. BET Method
                                                                                                      1. Mercury Porosimetry
                                                                                                        1. Pore Size Distribution
                                                                                                        2. Spectroscopic Characterization
                                                                                                          1. X-ray Diffraction
                                                                                                            1. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
                                                                                                              1. Infrared Spectroscopy
                                                                                                                1. Raman Spectroscopy
                                                                                                                  1. UV-Visible Spectroscopy
                                                                                                                  2. Microscopic Techniques
                                                                                                                    1. Scanning Electron Microscopy
                                                                                                                      1. Transmission Electron Microscopy
                                                                                                                        1. Atomic Force Microscopy
                                                                                                                          1. Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
                                                                                                                          2. Thermal Analysis
                                                                                                                            1. Temperature-Programmed Desorption
                                                                                                                              1. Temperature-Programmed Reduction
                                                                                                                                1. Temperature-Programmed Oxidation
                                                                                                                                2. Chemical Analysis
                                                                                                                                  1. Elemental Analysis
                                                                                                                                    1. Surface Titration
                                                                                                                                      1. Chemisorption Measurements
                                                                                                                                    2. Industrial Applications
                                                                                                                                      1. Haber-Bosch Process
                                                                                                                                        1. Catalyst Composition
                                                                                                                                          1. Reaction Conditions
                                                                                                                                            1. Process Optimization
                                                                                                                                            2. Catalytic Converters
                                                                                                                                              1. Three-Way Catalysts
                                                                                                                                                1. NOx Reduction
                                                                                                                                                  1. CO Oxidation
                                                                                                                                                    1. Hydrocarbon Oxidation
                                                                                                                                                    2. Fluid Catalytic Cracking
                                                                                                                                                      1. Zeolite Catalysts
                                                                                                                                                        1. Process Overview
                                                                                                                                                          1. Catalyst Regeneration
                                                                                                                                                          2. Steam Reforming
                                                                                                                                                            1. Hydrogen Production
                                                                                                                                                              1. Catalyst Requirements
                                                                                                                                                              2. Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis
                                                                                                                                                                1. Iron Catalysts
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Cobalt Catalysts
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Product Selectivity
                                                                                                                                                                    2. Selective Catalytic Reduction
                                                                                                                                                                      1. NOx Removal
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Catalyst Types
                                                                                                                                                                        2. Oxidation Reactions
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Partial Oxidation
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Total Oxidation
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Selective Oxidation

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