Basic Concepts of Catalytic Materials and Summary of All the Chapters
摘要
In this chapter, basic concepts of catalytic materials have been provided, which include the definition of catalyst, catalysis, classification of catalysis, characteristics of catalytic reactions, particle size effects, porosity, surface area, types of gases for adsorption, selectivity, effects of temperature and pressure on heterogeneous system, precatalyst, common terms used in surface chemistry, adsorption isotherm, applications of catalyst, a few scientists who got Nobel Prize in area of catalysis, and summary of all the chapters.