Advances in Microwave-assisted Heterogeneous Catalysis by Jia... - 9781839168178

Advances in Microwave-assisted Heterogeneous CatalysisAuthor(s): Jianli Hu, Benjaram M Reddy\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom\nImprint: Royal Society of Chemistry\nISBN-13: 9781839168178, 978-1839168178\nSynopsis\nHistorically the field of heterogeneous catalysis has focused on the design and optimisation of the catalytic materials. However, as these optimisations start to reach diminishing returns, attention has turned to non-conventional means for improving reaction conditions such as the use of ultrasound, plasma, electromagnetic heating and microwave heating. Microwave-assisted catalysis has been demonstrated to be useful in a wide range of applications including ammonia synthesis, desulfurization and production of chemicals from biomass.\n\nAdvances in Microwave-assisted Heterogeneous Catalysis begins with the basics of microwave heating and the role of microwaves in heterogeneous catalysis. It goes on to cover the mechanisms of microwave .