Preface

1 General Introduction

1.1 Presentation of Material

1.2 The Role and Importance of Heterogeneous Catalytic Oxidation Processes in the Chemical Industry

References to Chapter 1

2 Introduction to Heterogeneous Catalysis

2.1 Macroscopic and Microscopic Structure of Heterogeneous Catalysts

2.2 The Five Basic Steps in Heterogeneous Catalysis

2.3 Testing of Heterogeneous Catalysts

2.4 Diffusion

2.5 Adsorption at the Gas-Solid Interface

2.6 Kinetics of Oxidation Reactions

2.7 Characterization of Oxidation Catalysts

References to Chapter 2

3 General Principles of Heterogeneous Catalytic Oxidation

3.1 Generic Features of Catalytic Oxidation Reactions

3.2 The Mode of Activation of the Hydrocarbon and Discriminating Capacity of Active Sites in Oxidation Catalysis

3.3 Types of Active Oxygen Species Involved in Oxidation Catalysis

3.4 Structural Features of Oxidation Catalysts

References to Chapter 3

4 Propene Oxidation to Acrolein: Allylic Oxidation over Catalysts with Highly Mobile Oxygen Anions

4.1 Introduction

4.2 The Composition of Multicomponent Bismuth Molybdate Catalysts for Propene Oxidation

4.3 The Surface Allyl Species

4.4 Source of Oxygen Inserted into Propene to Form Acrolein

4.5 Oxygen Transport within Bismuth Molybdate Catalysts

4.6 The Overall Reaction Mechanism

References to Chapter 4

5 Oxidation Activation of Alkanes: Oxidation of n-butane to Maleic Arthydride

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Technologies for the Production of Maleic Anhydride

5.3 The Preparation, Structure and Performance of Vanadium Phosphorus Oxide Catalysts

5.4 Activation of n-butane

5.5 The Nature of the Active Site and the Reaction Mechanism

5.6 Conclusions

References to Chapter 5

6 Epoxidation of Alkenes: Reactivity of Electrophilie Oxygen Species

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Technology for Ethylene Oxide Production

6.3 Catalyst Composition, Structure and Performance

6.4 Reaction Kinetics and Network

6.5 The Nature of the Oxygen Species on and under the Silver Surface

6.6 Reactivity of Oxygen Species on Silver

References to Chapter 6

7 Catalytic Combustion

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Environmental Applications of Catalytic Combustion

7.3 Principles of Catalytic Combustion

7.4 Choice of Materials for the Construction of Combustion Catalysts

7.5 Poisoning of Combustion Catalysts

7.6 Reactivity of the Substrate

7.7 Kinetics of Catalytic Combustion Reactions

7.8 Nature of the Active Species of Working Precious Metal Catalysts

References to Chapter 7

8 Activation and Insertion of Nitrogen into Organic Compounds

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Technology for Propene Ammoxidation

8.3 Catalysts Used in Ammoxidation

8.4 The Ammoxidation Reaction Network

8.5 Mechanism of Nitrogen Insertion in Ammoxidation

8.6 Nitrogen Insertion in Ammoxidation

References to Chapter 8

9 Catalytic Oxidation Reactions Involving Chlorine: Oxychlorination and the Oxidative Destruction of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Vinyl Chloride by Oxychlorination

9.3 Technology for Vinyl Chloride Production

9.4 Oxychlorination Catalyst Composition, Preparation and Characterization

9.5 The Mechanism of Oxychlorination

9.6 Destruction of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons by Catalytic Oxidation

9.7 By-product Formation during the Catalytic Oxidation of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons

9.8 Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Dioxins and the Environment

References to Chapter 9

10 Oxidation Reactions Catalysed by Zeolites and Structured Mesoporous Materials

10.1 Zeolites

10.2 Redox Molecular Sieves

10.3 Structured Mesoporous Silicates in Oxidation Reactions

References to Chapter 10

Index