Reactive, but not a reactant. Heterogeneous catalysts play an unseen role in many of today's processes and products. With the increasing emphasis on sustainability in both products and processes, this handbook is the first to combine the hot topics of heterogeneous catalysis and clean technology.It focuses on the development of heterogeneous catalysts for use in clean chemical synthesis, dealing with how modern spectroscopic techniques can aid the design of catalysts for use in liquid phase reactions, their application in industrially important chemistries - including selective oxidation, hydrogenation, solid acid- and base-catalyzed processes - as well as the role of process intensification and use of renewable resources in improving the sustainability of chemical processes. With its emphasis on applications, this book is of high interest to those working in the industry.

INTRODUCTION TO CLEAN TECHNOLOGY AND CATALYSISGreen Chemistry and Clean TechnologyGreen Chemistry MetricsAlternative SolventsHeterogeneous or HomogeneousAlternative Energy Reactors for Green ChemistryConcluding RemarksMECHANISTIC STUDIES OF ALCOHOL SELECTIVE OXIDATIONIntroductionMetal-Catalyzed Alcohol SeloxOxide, Sulfide, and Vanadate CatalystsSolvent SelectionIn Situ and Operando X-Ray Studies of Selox CatalystsConclusionsREACTION MONITORING IN MULTIPHASE SYSTEMS: APPLICATION OF COUPLED IN SITU SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES IN ORGANIC SYNTHESISIntroductionMethod CouplingSpectroscopic Reactors and Practical AspectsSelected Examples of UseConclusion and OutlookIN SITU STUDIES ON PHOTOCATALYTIC MATERIALS, SURFACE INTERMEDIATES, AND REACTION MECHANISMIntroductionIn Situ InvestigationsConcluding RemarksENANTIOSELECTIVE HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSISIntroductionStrategies for the Creation of Enantioselective Heterogeneous CatalystsConcluding Remarks - A Comparison of the Various Approaches to Heterogeneous Enantioselective CatalystsMECHANISTIC STUDIES OF SOLID ACIDS AND BASE-CATALYZED CLEAN TECHNOLOGIESIntroductionNew Catalytic SystemsBiomass ConversionsSummarySITE-ISOLATED HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSTSIntroductionAssembled Monolayers of Metal Complexes on Single-Crystal SurfacesReaction-Induced and Photoinduced Formation of Unsaturated Ru Complexes Supported on SiO2 SurfacesManganese Triazacyclononane Catalysts Grafted under Reaction ConditionsWell-Defined Silica-Supported Mo-Imido Alkylidene Complexes for MetathesisDouble Catalytic Activation Using a Bifunctional Catalyst with both Acid and Base on Solid SurfacesSummaryDESIGNING POROUS INORGANIC ARCHITECTURESIntroductionTemplated Methods for the Preparation of Ordered Porous MaterialsHierarchical Porous MaterialsConcluding RemarksTAILORED NANOPARTICLES FOR CLEAN TECHNOLOGY - ACHIEVING SIZE AND SHAPE CONTROLIntroductionSize Effects-Setting the SceneSize Effects Illustrated by Way of Examples of Selected Industrially Important ReactionsShape EffectsConclusionAPPLICATIO OF METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS IN FINE CHEMICAL SYNTHESISMetal-Organic Frameworks as Heterogeneous CatalystsApplications in Carbon-Carbon Bond FormationApplications in Oxidation, Carbon-Oxygen, and Carbon-Nitrogen Bond FormationApplications in Asymmetric SynthesisConcluding RemarksPROCESS INTENSIFICATION FOR CLEAN CATALYTIC TECHNOLOGYIntroductionEffect of Transport Phenomena on Heterogeneous CatalysisConclusionRECENT TRENDS IN OPERANDO AND IN SITU CHARACTERIZATION: TECHNIQUES FOR RATIONAL DESIGN OF CATALYSTSIntroductionCatalyst NascenceSynthesis of Silicalite-1 Molecular SievesPreparation of Supported Metal CatalystsCatalyst LifeElucidating the Reaction Mechanism of Aerobic Oxidation of Benzyl AlcoholDetermination of the Active Sites in Aerobic Oxidation of Benzyl AlcoholCatalyst DeathMethanol to HydrocarbonsPropane DehydrogenationSummary and ConclusionsAPPLICATION OF NMR IN ONLINE MONITORING OF CATALYST PERFORMANCEOnline Monitoring with NMR SpectroscopyQuantitative NMR Spectroscopy in Technical SamplesFlow and High-Pressure NR Spectroscopy for Reaction MonitoringSelected Applications of NMR in Online Monitoring of Catalyst PerformanceConclusionsAMBIENT-PRESSURE X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPYIntroductionTechnical AspectsApplications of APXPSOutlook