Contemporary Catalysis

Paul C J Kamer is a Professor at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. His research focuses on homogeneous catalysis with an emphasis on the synthesis of phosphorus donor ligands by rational design assisted by molecular modelling.Dieter Vogt is a Professor at the University of Edinburgh. Scotland. His research interests cover homogeneous catalysis, catalyst recycling, mechanistic studies, ligand design and sustainable chemistry.Joris Thybaut is a Professor at Ghent University, Belgium. His research interests are in catalytic reaction engineering with a focus on kinetics and reactors.

• History of Catalysis;Feedstocks and Renewable Resources;Current Challenges in Catalysis;Organometallic Chemistry and Elementary Steps;Nanoscience;An Introduction to Biocatalysis;Thermodynamics and Kinetics;Heterogeneous Catalysis;Homogenous Catalysis;Organocatalysis;Biocatalysis;Computational Catalysis;Introduction to Electrocatalysis;Photocatalysis;Solid Materials for Heterogeneous Catalysis;Transition Metal Complexes and Ligand Synthesis;Organocatalysts;Enzymes for Biocatalysis: Key Concepts, Engineering Principles and Case Studies;Advanced Solution Spectroscopic Techniques;X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy;Bulk X-Ray Techniques;Adsorption Methods;Temperature Programmed Techniques;Operando Techniques;Reaction and Reactor Engineering;Catalyst Separation;Process Intensification in Catalysis;Transition Metal Catalysed Methanol Carbonylation;Environmental Analyses and Life Cycle Assessment Studies;

Without any doubt, this is a very contemporary textbook about catalysis which will definitely be useful for students and post docs, as well as newcomers. It compromises of not only the history and principles of catalysis but in an acceptable manner, it brings together fundamentals and applications of experimental techniques and reaction kinetics together with the design of reactions etc,. I would recommend it to all lecturers and readers not only for catalytic courses but also for other courses in technical and physical chemistry.