Introduction to Catalysis and Industrial Catalytic Processes ... - 9781118454602

Introduction to Catalysis and Industrial Catalytic ProcessesAuthor(s): Robert J. Farrauto, Lucas Dorazio, C. H. Bartholomew\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: Wiley-AIChE\nISBN-13: 9781118454602, 978-1118454602\nSynopsis\nIntroduces major catalytic processes including products from the petroleum, chemical, environmental and alternative energy industries\n\nProvides an easy to read description of the fundamentals of catalysis and some of the major catalytic industrial processes used today\nOffers a rationale for process designs based on kinetics and thermodynamics\nAlternative energy topics include the hydrogen economy, fuels cells, bio catalytic (enzymes) production of ethanol fuel from corn and biodiesel from vegetable oils\nProblem sets of included with answers available to faculty who use the book\n\nReview:\n\""In less than 300 pages, it serves as an excellent introduction to these subjects whether for advanced students or those seekin)