Nanocatalysis for Fuels and Chemicals

Abstract

Nanocatalysis includes the basics of working with particles 1 billionth of a meter (atomic particle level) in size. Approximately one third of the gross chemical product material involves a catalytic process somewhere in the productionchain. Nanocatalysisisoneofthemostexcitingfeldsemergingfrom nanoscience. The central focus of nanocatalysis is its contribution to chemical reactionsbyinfluencingsize,dimension,chemicalcomposition,andmorphology, as well as changing the kinetics through nanopatterning. This approach opens newavenuesforatom-by-atomdesignofnanocatalystswithdistinctandtunable chemical activity, specifcity, and selectivity. This book gives a pedagogical and methodological overview of this exciting and growing feld and highlights specifc examples in the felds of fuels and chemicals, serving as an instructive introductionforresearch. Itcanprovideideasforresearchandgraduateworkand asareferenceforscientistsalreadyactiveinthefeldandrelatedareas.