内容简介
NewandFutureDevelopmentsinCatalysisisapackageofsevenbooksthatcompilethelatestideasconcerningalternateandrenewableenergysourcesandtherolethatcatalysisplaysinconvertingnewrenewablefeedstockintobiofuelsandbiochemicals.Bothhomogeneousandheterogeneouscatalystsandcatalyticprocesseswillbediscussedinaunifiedandcomprehensiveapproach.Therewillbeextensivecross-referencingwithinallvolumes.Theuseofcatalystsinthenanoscaleoffersvariousadvantages(increasedefficiencyandlessbyproducts),andthesearediscussedinthisvolumealongwiththevariouscatalyticprocessesusingnanoparticles.However,thisisnotwithoutanyrisksandthesafetyaspectsandeffectsonhumansandtheenvironmentarestillunknown.Thepresentdataaswellasfutureneedsareallpartofthisvolumealongwiththeeconomicsinvolved.Itoffersin-depthcoverageofallcatalytictopicsofcurrentinterestandoutlinesfuturechallengesandresearchareas.Itisaclearandvisualdescriptionofallparametersandconditions,enablingthereadertodrawconclusionsforaparticularcase.Itoutlinesthecatalyticprocessesapplicabletoenergygenerationanddesignofgreenprocesses.
作者简介
SteveSuibisoneoftheleadingfiguresinsolid-statecatalysisandrenewablesystemsintheUS.His450publications,40patents,andauthorshiponmultiplebooksonthetopicofcatalysisisproofofthis,asishisdistinguishedProfessorstatus.HeisalsoeditorforMicroporousandMesoporousMaterials,whichputshiminaperfectpositiontokeepabreastwithcurrentdevelopmentsinthearea.Hehasbeenaprominentandprolificcatalysisresearcherformanyyearsencompassingallaspectsofthefieldsfromsynthesis,characterization,catalysis,toapplications.Heeasilyworksinbothbasicfundamentalacademicresearchaswellasappliedindustrialresearch.