Tag: Catalysis

Catalysis in Chemistry and Physics


Free Download Catalysis in Chemistry and Physics: The Roles of Leptons, Special Relativity and Quantum Mechanics
English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031681215 | 219 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 43 MB
This monograph explores the profound implications of neutrino discovery and their minuscule masses on our understanding of the Universe. It delves into the fundamental composition of matter, revealing that neutrinos, electrons, and positrons are the only indivisible particles. The book addresses the crucial question of hadronization: the process by which all other particles (hadrons, bosons, etc.) are formed from electrons, positrons, and neutrinos. It examines what catalyzes this significant transformation, which involves a substantial increase in mass. By integrating the Rotating Lepton Model (RLM) of hadrons and bosons with recent experimental data from CERN, the book demonstrates the essential role of electrons and positrons in facilitating the synthesis of hadrons and bosons from ambient neutrinos. It is a valuable resource for graduates, researchers, and academics working in the areas of physics, chemistry, and chemical engineering.

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Kinetics and Catalysis in Microheterogeneous Systems


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English | 1991 | pages: 544 | ISBN: 0824784952 | PDF | 25,5 mb
This book provides a quantitative assessment of the advances in the area of catalysis and kinetics in microheterogeneous systems. It is an invaluable resource for chemists interested in catalysis and reaction kinetics, and physicists interested in semiconductors, metal clusters and catalysis.

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Catalysis for a Sustainable Environment Reactions, Processes and Applied Technologies, 3 Volume Set


Free Download Catalysis for a Sustainable Environment: Reactions, Processes and Applied Technologies, 3 Volume Set by Armando J. L. Pombeiro, Manas Sutradhar, Elisabete C. B. A. Alegria
English | January 9, 2024 | ISBN: 1119870526 | 928 pages | MOBI | 63 Mb
Interdisciplinary approach to sustainability, illustrating current catalytic approaches in applied chemistry, chemical engineering, and materials science

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Theoretical Aspects of Transition Metal Catalysis (2024)


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English | 2005 | pages: 255 | ISBN: 3540235108, 3642062512 | PDF | 4,5 mb
Transition metal catalysis belongs to the most important chemical research areas because a ubiquitous number of chemical reactions are catalyzed by transition metal compounds. Many efforts are being made by industry and academia to find new and more efficient catalysts for chemical processes. Transition metals play a prominent role in catalytic research because they have been proven to show an enormous diversity in lowering the activation barrier for chemical reactions. For many years, the search for new catalysts was carried out by trial and error, which was costly and time consuming. The understanding of the mechanism of the catalytic process is often not very advanced because it is difficult to study the elementary steps of the catalysis with experimental techniques. The development of modern quantum chemical methods for calculating possible intermediates and transition states was a breakthrough in gaining an understanding of the reaction pathways of transition metal catalyzed reactions. This volume, organized into eight chapters written by leading scientists in the field, illustrates the progress made during the last decade. The reader will obtain a deep insight into the present state of quantum chemical research in transition metal catalysis.

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New Trends in Enzyme Catalysis and Biomimetic Chemical Reactions


Free Download Gertz I. Likhtenshtein, "New Trends in Enzyme Catalysis and Biomimetic Chemical Reactions"
English | 2002 | pages: 238 | ISBN: 1402010060, 1441952349 | PDF | 8,3 mb
New Trends in Enzyme Catalysis and Biomimetic Chemical Reactions embraces modern areas of enzyme catalysis where other books in the field concentrate mainly on kinetic, bioorganic and biochemical aspects of the enzyme catalysis and do not cover biophysical and physicochemical problems. Topics covered include: -modern physical and kinetic methods of investigation, -contemporary theories of elementary chemical processes in enzymes, -structure, dynamics and action mechanism of enzyme active sites, -concept of pretransition state, -theory of long-range electron transfer and proton translocation, -mechanisms of "tough" biochemical reactions (dinitrogen reduction, light energy conversation, water photooxidation, hydroxilation), -the achievements and problems of biomimetic chemical reactions.

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Electrochemical Activation of Catalysis Promotion, Electrochemical Promotion, and Metal-Support Interactions (2024)


Free Download Costas G. Vayenas, Symeon Bebelis, Costas Pliangos, "Electrochemical Activation of Catalysis: Promotion, Electrochemical Promotion, and Metal-Support Interactions"
English | 2001 | pages: 596 | ISBN: 1475782349, 0306467194 | PDF | 58,4 mb
I knew nothing of the work of C. G. Vayenas on NEMCA until the early nineties. Then I learned from a paper of his idea (gas interface reactions could be catalyzed electrochemically), which seemed quite marvelous; but I did not understand how it worked. Consequently, I decided to correspond with Professor Vayenas in Patras, Greece, to reach a better understanding of this concept. I think that my early papers (1946, 1947, and 1957), on the relationship between the work function of metal surfaces and electron transfer reactions thereat to particles in solution, held me in good stead to be receptive to what Vayenas told me. As the electrode potential changes, so of course, does the work function at the interface, and gas metal reactions there involve adsorbed particles which have bonding to the surface. Whether electron transfer is complete in such a case, or whether the effect is on the desorption of radicals, the work function determines the strength of their bonding, and if one varies the work function by varying the electrode potential, one can vary the reaction rate at the interface. I got the idea. After that, it has been smooth sailing. Dr. Vayenas wrote a seminal article in Modern Aspects of Electrochemistry, Number 29, and brought the field into the public eye. It has since grown and its usefulness in chemical catalytic reactions has been demonstrated and verified worldwide.

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Recent Advances in Nanoparticle Catalysis (2024)


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English | EPUB | 2020 | 460 Pages | ISBN : 3030458229 | 101.8 MB
This book provides an overview of the latest developments in the field of nanoparticle catalysis. It not only discusses established topics in detail, but also explores several emerging topics. Catalysis with nanoparticles is expanding exponentially and is attracting significant interest due to the many exciting findings being reported. Mastering the synthesis, characterization, stabilization and use of these catalysts offers numerous possibilities that far exceed those of classic heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis.

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Basic Principles in Applied Catalysis


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English | 2004 | ISBN: 3642073107 | 558 Pages | PDF | 15.6 MB
Written by a team of internationally recognized experts, this book addresses the most important types of catalytic reactions and catalysts as used in industrial practice.

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