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Ceramic Catalysts
Materials, Synthesis, and Applications
- 1st Edition - April 27, 2023
- Editors: Manju Kurian, Smitha Thankachan, Swapna S. Nair
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 5 7 4 6 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 5 6 3 3 - 1
Ceramic Catalysts: Materials, Strategies and Applications focuses on synthesis techniques and applications of ceramic materials in heterogenous catalysis. In order to enable an aff… Read more
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Request a sales quoteCeramic Catalysts: Materials, Strategies and Applications focuses on synthesis techniques and applications of ceramic materials in heterogenous catalysis. In order to enable an affordable, sustainable, low-carbon economy, research activities have been intensified in this area over recent years. The rapid accumulation of results has been evaluated and summarized by recognized experts working in their respective fields in the form of separate and complementary chapters. The first part of the book is dedicated to synthesis and catalytic applications of different categories of ceramics that include both porous ceramics and ceramic composites. Catalytic applications of ceramics mainly involving waste-water treatment, combustion reactions, and fine chemical synthesis are also discussed. Use of ceramics as catalyst supports is also given importance in the book. The book is intended to act as a valuable reference resource for both researchers and postgraduate students with key emphasis on the following areas of research: Recent techniques for the synthesis of different ceramics; specific characteristics of each type of ceramics for catalytic applications; different types of catalyzed reactions based on inherent chemical characteristics and sustainable technologies based on ceramic catalysts.
The book will be an essential reference resource for industrial and academic researchers, materials scientists, chemists, and environmental scientists.
The book will be an essential reference resource for industrial and academic researchers, materials scientists, chemists, and environmental scientists.
- Provides an extensive overview of ceramic materials involved in catalysis
- Presents the current state of art as tremendous progress has been achieved over recent years
- Contributors are at the forefront of research
- Provides an evaluation and comparison of the different types of ceramic materials available, including structure, properties and performance
Industrial and academic researchers, materials scientists, chemists, and environmental scientists.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- 1. Introduction: ceramics classification and applications
- Abstract
- 1.1 History of ceramics
- 1.2 Scientific study on ancient ceramics
- 1.3 Classification of ceramics
- 1.4 Applications of ceramics
- References
- 2. Catalytic applications of perovskites
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction to perovskites
- 2.2 Structure of perovskites
- 2.3 The concept of Goldschmidt tolerance factor (t)
- 2.4 Different types of perovskite
- 2.5 Methods on preparation of perovskites
- 2.6 Perovskite materials as heterogeneous catalytic materials
- 2.7 Conclusion
- Acknowledgment
- References
- 3. Synthesis and catalytic applications of metal boride ceramics
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Origin of catalysis in metal borides
- 3.3 Synthesis strategies
- 3.4 Catalytic applications
- 3.5 Summary and future outlook
- References
- 4. Electrochemically exfoliated β-Co(OH)2 for energy conversion reactions
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Results and discussion
- 4.3 Conclusion
- References
- 5. Porous ceramics for catalytic applications
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Fabrication of porous ceramics
- 5.3 Porous ceramics for catalytic applications
- 5.4 Conclusion
- References
- 6. Ceramics as catalysts for wastewater treatment
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Water treatment technologies
- 6.3 Ceramic materials as catalysts in advanced oxidation processes
- 6.4 Ceramic membrane catalysis
- 6.5 Conclusions
- References
- 7. Photocatalytic applications of ceramics
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Ceramics in catalysis
- 7.3 Fundamental principles of semiconductor photocatalysis
- 7.4 Conclusions and future challenges
- Acknowledgments
- References
- 8. Advances in the use of ceramic catalysts in fine chemical synthesis
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Oxidation reactions
- 8.3 Reduction reactions
- 8.4 Hydrogenation reactions
- 8.5 Esterification reactions
- 8.6 Condensation reactions
- 8.7 Friedel–Crafts reactions
- 8.8 Conclusions
- Acknowledgment
- References
- 9. Combustion catalysts
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Synthesis methods of combustion catalysts
- 9.3 Energy conversion reactions
- 9.4 Environmental catalysis
- 9.5 Prospectives
- References
- 10. Ceramics as catalyst supports
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Types of ceramic support
- 10.3 Applications of ceramic catalyst supports
- 10.4 Conclusions
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 350
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: April 27, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323857468
- eBook ISBN: 9780323856331
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Manju Kurian
Manju Kurian is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Mar Athanasius College, Kothamangalam, India. Her research interests encompass oxide nanomaterials, carbon dots, nanocatalysis, and environmental engineering.
Affiliations and expertise
Dean of Research, Mar Athanasius College, Kothamanglam, IndiaST
Smitha Thankachan
Smitha Thankachan is now working as an Assistant Professor of Physics at Mar Athanasius College, Kothamangalam, India after completing her postgraduation from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, India and Master of Philosophy from Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Kochi, India. She completed her Doctoral degree on ‘Characterization of rare earth doped magnesium ferrite nano particles and its catalytic activity’ from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India. Her research interests include nanomagnetic materials, photocatalysis and multiferroics.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor of Physics, Mar Athanasius College, Kothamanglam, IndiaSN
Swapna S. Nair
Dr. Swapna S. Nair is currently chairing the Department of Physics Central University of Kerala. After receiving Ph.D. from CUSAT, India, (2007) she worked in different European Labs as Post-Doctoral Investigator. She had worked as an Assistant Professor in International School of Photonics, CUSAT, India and has more than twenty years of research experience in fabrication of functional nanomaterials/structures for optical, electronic (storage/memory/PV) and biosensing/imaging applications. She has published/edited 2 books, 4 book chapters, 58 peer reviewed research articles and has a patent to her credit. Her major research areas are engineering novel nanomaterials for RAMs, Spintronics, energy harvesters, and sensing/imaging applications.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Central University of Kerala, IndiaRead Ceramic Catalysts on ScienceDirect