by R A van Santen (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands)

The molecular basis of surface chemical reactivity forms the central theme of this book. It is an attempt to survey current understanding about the working of heterogeneous catalysts, emphasizing surface chemical bonding in relation to reaction mechanisms.

• Concepts in Catalysis:
  • References
• Theories of Chemisorption:
  • Theoretical Intermezzo 1. Background to the Extended-Hückel Method and other Semi-Empirical Methods
  • Elementary Quantum Chemistry of Chemisorption to Metal Surfaces. Tamm Surface States, Surface Molecule Limit
• Molecular Basis of Metal Catalysis:
  • Quantum Chemistry of Surface Dissociation and Association Reactions
  • Catalysis of Synthesis Gas Conversion
  • Hydrocarbon Conversion Catalysis
  • Selective Oxidation Catalysis
• The Reactivity of Oxide Surfaces:
  • General Physiochemical Properties of the Ionogenic Surface Pauling's Valency Concept
  • Quantum-Chemical Basis of Brønsted Acidity in Zeolites
  • The Quantum-Chemical Basis of Heterogeneous Oxide Catalysis
• Statistical-Thermodynamic Theories of Surfaces:
  • Gibb's Rule
  • Lattice Stability of Zeolites
  • Fractals in Catalysis
  • and other papers