Catalysis. Volume 33 / editors, James J. Spivey, Yi-Fan Han, Dushyant Shekhawat.

Includes bibliographical references.

Cover -- Preface -- Editor biographies -- Author biographies -- Contents -- Microwave-assisted heterogeneous catalysis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Fundamentals of microwave heating -- 3 Microwave-assisted heterogeneous catalytic applications -- 4 Microwave reactor design for heterogeneous catalytic reactions -- 5 Challenges in microwave-assisted heterogeneous catalysis -- 6 Numerical modeling for microwave-assisted heterogeneous catalysis -- 7 Conclusion -- Disclaimer -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Plasmonic Photocatalysis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Advantages of plasmonic photocatalysis

3 LSPR-mediated enhancement pathways -- 4 LSPR-mediated photocatalytic mechanism -- 5 Computational methods to understand and predict the plasmonic photocatalytic effect -- 6 Future outlook and challenges -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Catalytic routes and mechanisms for vinyl acetate synthesis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Historical VA synthesis methods -- 3 VA synthesis via heterogeneous oxidative acetoxylation of ethylene -- 4 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Precise composition/kinetic characterization of solid catalysts using temporal analysis of products -- 1 Introduction

2 Comparative features of different kinetic devices -- 3 Experimental formats -- 4 Theoretical tools -- 5 Selected examples of TAP experiments probing composition/kinetics -- 6 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- The effect of surface phase oxides on the properties of supported metals and catalysis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Brief overview of parameters involved in the catalytic performance of metal-supported catalysts -- 3 Surface properties of SPO compared with other oxide structures -- 4 SPOs as hierarchical metal support catalysts -- 5 Effect of SPOs on MSIs and SMSIs

6 Synergistic catalytic effect induced by SPOs -- 7 Conclusions -- 8 Future prospects and opportunities -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Catalysis for production of jet fuel from renewable sources by hydrodeoxygenation and hydrocracking -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Bio-oil composition and properties -- 3 Jet fuel composition and specifications -- 4 Bio-oil hydrotreatment -- 5 Conclusions -- 6 Future prospects -- References -- Comprehending the application of 2D materials in biomass conversion catalysis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Graphene and graphene derived materials for biomass conversion

3 Transition metal dichalcogenides as catalysts for biomass conversion -- 4 Other 2D catalytic materials for biomass conversion and future outlook -- 5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Catalytic demonstration of mesoporosity in hierarchical zeolites -- 1 Defining hierarchically nanoporous zeolites -- 2 Synthetic strategies for hierarchical zeolites -- 3 Catalytic demonstration of hierarchical zeolites -- 4 Conclusions -- Abbreviations -- References -- Titanate nanotubes produced by hydrothermal synthesis: study of catalytic and adsorptive properties -- 1 Hydrothermal preparation of titanate nanotubes

This volume looks at modern approaches to catalysis and reviews the extensive literature which bridges the gap from academic studies in the laboratory to practical applications in industry not only for catalysis field but also for environmental protection.

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