Laboratory Studies Of Heterogeneous Catalytic Processes

Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis 42 LABORATORY STUDIES OF HETEROGENEOUS CATALYTIC PROCESSES This Page Intentionally Left Blank Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis Advisory Editors: B. Delmon and J.T. Yates Vol. 42 LAB0RAT0RY STUDIES OF HETEROGENEOUS CATALYTIC PROCESSES Erhard G. Christoffel FH Ostfriesland and University Witten/Herdecke, F.R. G. Revised and edited by 201th Pa61 Institute of Isotopes, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 77, H- 1525 Budapest, Hungary ELSEVIER Amsterdam -Oxford -New York -Tokyo 1989 ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHERSB.V. Sara Burgerhartstraat 25 P.O. Box 21 1, lo00 AE Amsterdam, The Netherlands Distributors for the United States and Cenede: ELSEVIER SCIENCE PUBLISHINGCOMPANY INC. 655,Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10010, U.S.A. L i b r a r y o f Congress Cataloging-In-Publlcation Data C h r i s t o f f e . 1 . E r h a r d G.. 1941-1985. L a b o r a t o r y s t u d i e s o f heterogeneous c a t a l y t i c p r o c e s s e s / E r h a r d 0. C h r i s t o f f e l ; r e v i s e d and e d i t e d by t o l t i n P a i l . p. cm. ( S t u d i e s i n s u r f a c e s c i e n c e and c a t a l y s i s ; 42) B i b l i o g r a p h y : p. I n c l u d e s index. ISBN 0-444-43025-3 (U.S.) 1. Heterogeneous c a t a l y s i s . I. P a i l . Z o l t i n . 193611. T i t l e . 111. S e r i e s . ODSOS.C475 1989 641.3'96--dc19 88-30462 CIP -- ISBN 0-444-43025-3 (Vol. 42) ISBN 0-444-41801-6(Series) 0 Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., 1989 All rights resewed. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permissionof the publisher, Eisevier Science Publishers B.V./ Physical Sciences & Engineering Division, P.O. Box 330,lo00 AH Amsterdam, The Netherlands. - Specialregulations for readers in the USA This publicationhas been registeredwith the Copyright Clearance Center Inc. (CCC), Salem, Maaaachuaetts. Information can be obtained from the CCC about conditions under which photocopies of parts of this publicationmay be made in the USA. All other copyright questions, including photocopyingoutside of the USA, should be referred to the publisher. No responsibilityis assumed by the Publisher for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as 8 matter of products liability, negligenceor otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein. Printed in The Netherlands V CONTENTS . C h r i s t o f f e l ............................ ...................................................... C h a p t e r 1 : I n t r o d u c t i o n ...................................... R e f e r e n c e s ................................................... I n Memoriam E r h a r d G Preface ......... ............................................ 2.2 C a t a l y t i c Systems ..................................... 2.2.1 Enzyme c a t a l y s i s ................................. 2.2.2 Homogeneous c a t a l y s i s ............................ C h a p t e r 2 : B a s i c phenomena a n d c o n c e p t s i n c a t a l y s i s 2.1 H i s t o r i c a l .......................... 2.2.3 H e t e r o g e n e o u s c a t a l y s i s 2.3 L a b o r a t o r y s t u d i e s o f h e t e r o g e n e o u s c a t a l y t i c p r o c e s s e s References ................................................... C h a p t e r 3: I n v e s t i g a t i o n o f h e t e r o g e n e o u s c a t a l y t i c r e a c t i o n systems 3.1 I n v e s t i g a t i o n o f r e a c t i o n mechanisms 3.1.1