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New and Future Developments in Catalysis
1st Edition
Catalysis for Remediation and Environmental Concerns
Description
New and Future Developments in Catalysis is a package of seven books that compile the latest ideas concerning alternate and renewable energy sources and the role that catalysis plays in converting new renewable feedstock into biofuels and biochemicals. Both homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts and catalytic processes will be discussed in a unified and comprehensive approach. There will be extensive cross-referencing within all volumes.
The various sources of environmental pollution are the theme of this volume. The volume lists all current environmentally friendly catalytic chemical processes used for environmental remediation and critically compares their economic viability.
Key Features
- Offers in-depth coverage of all catalytic topics of current interest and outlines future challenges and research areas
- A clear and visual description of all parameters and conditions, enabling the reader to draw conclusions for a particular case
- Outlines the catalytic processes applicable to energy generation and design of green processes
Readership
Chemists, chemical engineers, and biochemical engineers working in academic and government research; academics, research students, post graduate and graduate students in these areas of study; materials scientists, environmental engineers, biochemists, petroleum engineers, post graduate and research students in these areas
Table of Contents
Introduction
Contributors
Chapter 1. Photocatalysts for Elimination of Toxins on Surfaces and in Air Using UV and Visible Light
Acknowledgments
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Titanium Dioxide-Based Photocatalysis
1.3 Photocatalytic Mineralization of Organic Pollutants with Titania-Based Mixed Oxide Supports
1.4 Silica-Based Photocatalysis
References
Chapter 2. Cleaner, Greener Approaches to Synthetic Chemistry
Acknowledgments
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Principles of Green Chemistry
2.3 Addressing the Need to Heat
2.4 Addressing the Choice of Solvent
2.5 Addressing the Need for Less Toxic Reagents
2.6 Addressing the need to Monitor
2.7 Summary
References
Chapter 3. Green Synthesis of Iron Nanomaterials for Oxidative Catalysis of Organic Environmental Pollutants
Acknowledgment
3.1 Synthesis
3.2 Characterization
3.3 Applications
3.4 Conclusions and Future Directions
References
Chapter 4. Catalysts for Environmental Remediation—Examples in Photo- and Heterogeneous Catalysis
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Examples in Heterogeneous Catalysis
4.3 Examples in Photocatalysis
4.4 Conclusions
References
Chapter 5. Catalytic Processes for the Production of Clean Fuels
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Syngas-Based Fuels
5.3 Biofuels
5.4 Conclusions
References
Chapter 6. Advances in Sorbents and Photocatalytic Materials for Water Remediation
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Zeolites as Sorbents
6.3 Photocatalysis
6.4 Conclusion
References
Chapter 7. Abatement of NOx and N2O Using Zeolite Catalysts
Acknowledgments
7.1 Introduction
7.2 H-Zeolites
7.3 Metallo-Zeolites
7.4 Bimetallic and Polymetallic Zeolites
Details
- No. of pages:
- 630
- Language:
- English
- Copyright:
- © 2013
About the editor
Steven Suib
Steve Suib is one of the leading figures in solid-state catalysis and renewable systems in the US. His 450 publications, 40 patents, and authorship on multiple books on the topic of catalysis is proof of this, as is his distinguished Professor status. He is also editor for Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, which puts him in a perfect position to keep abreast with current developments in the area.
He has been a prominent and prolific catalysis researcher for many years encompassing all aspects of the fields from synthesis, characterization, catalysis, to applications. He easily works in both basic fundamental academic research as well as applied industrial research.
Affiliations and Expertise
Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Director, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, USA
His expertise is in the field of solid state inorganic chemistry including studies of zeolites and microporous materials; physical chemistry; environmental chemistry including green syntheses, heterogeneous catalysis; plasma chemistry and catalysis; semiconductors; inorganic photochemistry; photocatalysis; batteries; ceramics. Preparation and characterization of these systems using structural, crystallographic, surface, electrochemical, luminescence, microscopic and EPR techniques.
Reviews
"Chemists mostly in the US, but also Europe and Asia, explore such aspects as green synthesis of iron nanomaterials for oxidative catalysis of organic environmental pollutants, sorbents and photocatalytic materials for water remediation, the electrochemical promotion of catalysis for automotive post-treatment and air cleaning, catalysts and process design for air pollutants abatement, and asymmetric organocatalysis for constructing quaternary carbon stereogenic centers." --Reference & Research Book News, December 2013