1 Introduction to Catalysis
1.1 What Is Catalysis?
1.2 Catalysts Can Be Atoms, Molecules, Enzymes and Solid Surfaces
1.3 Why Is Catalysis Important?
1.4 Catalysis as a Multidisciplinary Science
1.5 Catalysis in Journals
2 The Basics of Catalysis
2.1 Catalysis as a Kinetic Phenomenon
2.2 Practical Approaches in Kinetic Studies
2.3 An Overview of Some Basic Concepts in Catalysis
3 Homogeneous Catalysis
3.1 Metal Complex Catalysis in the Liquid Phase
3.2 Homogeneous Catalysis Without Metals
4 Heterogeneous Catalysis
4.1 Classic Gas/Solid Systems
4.2 Liquid/Solid and Liquid/Liquid Catalytic Systems
5 Catalyst Characterization
5.1 X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
5.2 X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)
5.3 Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS)
5.4 Electron Microscopy
5.5 M6ssbauer Spectroscopy
5.6 Ion Spectroscopy: SIMS, LEIS, RBS
5.7 Temperature-Programmed Reduction, Oxidation and Sulfidation
5.8 Infrared Spectroscopy
5.9 Surface Science Techniques
6 Kinetics
6.1 Catalytic Reactions
6.2 Langmuir Adsorption Isotherms
6.3 Reaction Mechanisms
6.4 Entropy, Entropy Production, Auto Catalysis and Oscillating Reactions
6.5 Kinetics of Enzyme-Catalyzed Reactions
7 Basic Introduction to Nanocatalysis
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Brief Description of the Development of Surface Science
7.3 Catalysis at Nanoscale
7.4 Future Challenges
8 Catalysis by Gold Nanoparticles
8.1 Preparative Methods
8.2 Properties of Nanoparticulate Gold Catalysts
8.3 Reactions Catalysed by Nanocatalytic Gold and Gold Alloys