About the Editors XIII List of Contributors XV 1 Zeolites in Catalysis 1 Stephen H. Brown 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 General Process Considerations 5 1.3 Zeolite Fundamentals 6 1.4 Reaction Mechanisms 8 1.5 Mass Transport and Diffusion 21 1.6 Zeolite Shape Selectivity 22 1.

7 Counter Ion Mobility 29 1.8 Conclusions 29 2 Sol-Gel Sulfonic Acid Silicas as Catalysts 37 Adam F. Lee and Karen Wilson 2.1 Introduction 37 2.2 Preparation of Meso?structured Silica Sulfonic Acid Catalysts 38 2.3 Application in Organic Transformations 49 2.4 Conclusions and Future Prospects 53 3 Applications of Environmentally Friendly TiO2 Photocatalysts in Green Chemistry: Environmental Purification and Clean Energy Production Under Solar Light Irradiation 59 Masaya Matsuoka and Masakazu Anpo 3.1 Introduction 59 3.

2 Principles of Photocatalysis 61 3.3 Application of Photocatalysts in Green Chemistry: Solar Energy Conversion and Environmental Protection 62 3.4 Development of Visible Light-responsive TiO2 Photocatalysts 73 3.5 Conclusion 79 4 Nanoparticles in Green Catalysis 81 Mazaahir Kidwai 4.1 Introduction 81 4.2 Advanced Catalysis by Gold Nanoparticles 81 4.3 Nickel Nanoparticles: a Versatile Green Catalyst 85 4.4 Copper Nanoparticles: an Efficient Catalyst 87 4.

5 Bimetallic Nanoparticles in a Variety of Reactions 89 5 ''Heterogreeneous Chemistry'' 93 Heiko Jacobsen 5.1 Introduction 93 5.2 ''Heterogreeneous Catalysis'' 96 5.3 Solvents for Green Catalysis 108 5.4 Conclusion and Outlook 113 6 Single-site Heterogeneous Catalysts via Surface-bound Organometallic and Inorganic Complexes 117 Christophe Coperet 6.1 Introduction 117 6.2 Generalities 117 6.3 Hydrogenation and Hydrosilylation 119 6.

4 Metathesis and Homologation Processes of Alkenes 124 6.5 Metathesis, Dimerization, Trimerization and Other Reactions Involving Alkynes 129 6.6 Lewis Acid-catalyzed Reactions 131 6.7 Oxidation 135 6.8 Alkane Homologation 141 7 Sustainable Heterogeneous Acid Catalysis by Heteropoly Acids 153 Ivan Kozhevnikov 7.1 Introduction 153 7.2 Development of HPA Catalysts Possessing High Thermal Stability 156 7.3 Modification of HPA Catalysts to Enhance Coke Combustion 157 7.

4 Inhibition of Coke Formation on HPA Catalysts 161 7.5 Reactions in Supercritical Fluids 163 7.6 Cascade Reactions Using Multifunctional HPA Catalysts 165 7.7 Conclusion 172 8 The Kinetics of TiO2-based Solar Cells Sensitized by Metal Complexes 175 Anthony G. Fitch, Don Walker, and Nathan S. Lewis 8.1 Introduction 175 8.2 History 176 8.

3 DSSC Design 177 8.4 Function of the DSSC 178 8.5 Performance of a DSSC 179 8.6 Kinetics Processes 180 8.7 Charge Injection 181 8.8 Recombination to the Dye 184 8.9 Regeneration 187 8.10 Conclusion 190 9 Automotive Emission Control: Past, Present and Future 197 Robert J.

Farrauto and Jeffrey Hoke 9.1 Introduction 197 9.2 The First Oxidation Catalysts (1975?80) 198 9.3 Three-Way Catalysis (1980?present) 202 9.4 Diesel Catalysis 206 9.5 Diesel Emission Control: the Future 210 9.6 Fuel Cells and the Hydrogen Economy for Transportation Applications: the Future 217 9.7 Conclusions 220 10 Heterogeneous Catalysis for Hydrogen Production 223 Morgan S.

Scott and Hicham Idriss 10.1 Introduction 223 10.2 Catalysis 231 10.3 Catalytic Decomposition of Ethanol 238 10.4 Conclusions 244 11 High-Throughput Screening of Catalyst Libraries for Emissions Control 247 Stephen Cypes, Joel Cizeron, Alfred Hagemeyer, and Anthony Volpe 11.1 Introduction 247 11.2 Experimental Techniques and Equipment 250 11.3 Low-Temperature CO Oxidation and VOC Combustion 265 11.

4 NOx Abatement 273 11.5 Conclusion 277 11.5.1 Application of High-Throughput Screening to Emissions Control 277 12 Catalytic Conversion of High-Moisture Biomass to Synthetic Natural Gas in Supercritical Water 281 Frederic Vogel 12.1 Introduction 281 12.2 Survey of Different Technologies for the Production of Methane from Carbonaceous Feedstocks 285 12.3 Water as Solvent and Reactant 288 12.4 The Role of Heterogeneous Catalysis 290 12.

5 Continuous Catalytic Hydrothermal Process for the Production of Methane 315 12.6 Summary and Conclusions 318 12.7 Outlook for Future Developments 319 12.7.1 A Self-sustaining Biomass Vision (SunCHem) 319 References 320 Index 325.