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Featuring: Industrial Catalysis: Chemistry and Mechanism by Dr. James D. Burrington

Industrial Catalysis: Chemistry and Mechanism is an essential textbook for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students with an interest in the underlying concepts of catalysis, industrial organic chemistry and the mechanism of catalysis. For undergraduates it provides an introduction to the basic catalytic principles and industrial processes. Graduate students will find that the book gives an in-depth understanding of the mechanism of catalytic surface intermediates and the practice of modern catalysis research. For the post graduate and industrial chemist involved in catalysis research, it is a valuable reference text as a compendium of mechanisms by which major industrial catalytic processes operate.

This unique book fills the gap between basic organic chemistry and fundamental chemical principles of catalysis, and is a must read for students and researchers in the field.

Readership: Advanced undergraduate and graduate students in chemistry, chemical and catalysis researchers, and scientists interested in fundamental chemical and mechanistic principles of catalysis.

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Industrial Catalysis Course:

The Course “Industrial Catalysis: Chemistry and Mechanism” Is aimed at providing upper level undergraduate and graduate chemistry students with an introduction to fundamental and applied principles of catalysis including the chemistry behind major commercial processes and the mechanism by which they operate. The textbok book is divided into chapters based on the chemistry and type of catalyst:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Industrial Catalysis
  • Chapter 2: Acid Catalysis
  • Chapter 3: Oxidation Catalysis
  • Chapter 4: Reduction Catalysis / Hydrogenation
  • Chapter 5: Polymerization Catalysis
  • Chapter 6: Environmental Catalysis
  • Chapter 7: Catalyst Characterization – Analytical Methods
 
The course is intended to provide the student with the basic chemistry underlying commercial catalytic processes.  Concepts discussed will include catalyst structure and mechanism, catalyst design, and major applications of industrial catalysis.  Students should have completed at least 2 semesters of organic chemistry and have a strong interest in understanding industrial chemistry.  The main method of presentation are course lectures, which are divided into 7 chapters, corresponding to the chapters of the required textbook, Industrial Catalysis: Chemistry and Mechanism, by J. D. Burrington:
 
The goals of this course are for students to: (1) be able to apply basic mechanistic concepts of organic chemistry to catalysis and industrial catalysis; (2) demonstrate an understanding of types of acid, oxidation, polymerization, redox and environmental catalysts, the  reactions they catalyze and the major industrial processes and devices in which they are used; (3) name the basic catalytic reaction mechanisms; (4) write products of catalytic reactions and identify the reactants, conditions and catalysts involved; (5) write complete Tolman mechanisms and demonstrate understanding of the fundamental processes of major industrial catalytic  reactions; and understand all steps of various organic reaction mechanisms; (6) identify analytical methods appropriate for characterization of various catalysts according to their basic principles of operation, their strengths and limitations.
 
“Industrial Catalysis” Course , was also taught as a 16 week 3-credit-hour course written and taught at:
  • John Carroll University, University eights, OH, Fall, 2002, Fall, 2005. Fall 2013, Spring 2016
  • Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH Spring, 2004
  • The University of Akron, Spring, 2005.

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Chemistry without catalysis, would be a sword without a handle, a light without brilliance, a bell without sound.

 

Industrial Catalysis: Chemistry and Mechanism

Weighing in at #34, Industrial Catalysis by James D. Burrington made it to BookAuthority's best 100 Chemistry books of all time!

 

"The book is very helpful for students and teachers in industrial chemistry, mainly in the field of catalytic industrial processes. It is well-written, easy to read and well-documented. It should not only be in every library of chemistry institutions, but also as a personal textbook in industrial chemistry."

Miguel Yus
Professor of Organic Chemistry
Central European Journal of Chemistry