
Homogeneous Catalysis Concepts and Basics
- 1st Edition - August 15, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Mohammad Reza Rahimpour, Mohammad Amin Makarem, Tayebeh Roostaie, Maryam Meshksar
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 1 8 1 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 5 1 8 2 - 8
Homogeneous Catalysis Concepts and Basics, a volume in the Advances in Homogeneous Catalysis series, covers hydrogenation and metathesis reactions in two separate sections. The fi… Read more

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Request a sales quoteHomogeneous Catalysis Concepts and Basics, a volume in the Advances in Homogeneous Catalysis series, covers hydrogenation and metathesis reactions in two separate sections. The first section is devoted to homogeneous hydrogenation reactions and related processes, including hydrogenation of alkenes, esters, olefins, etc. In the second section, the metathesis reactions of olefins, alkenes, and alkynes are presented. In addition, the industrial application of homogeneous metathesis reactions is investigated.
- Includes thermodynamic and kinetic studies of homogeneous catalysts
- Describes transition metal, ligand and solvent role in homogeneous catalysts
- Explains preparation, characterization, deactivation and regeneration of homogeneous catalysts
- Presents homogeneous catalysts by clusters, carbenes, fixed metal-complexes, and liquid-liquid multiphase catalysts
Researchers, students and industry professionals, chemical engineers, refinery, chemical and petrochemistry chemists and engineers, process engineers, oil and gas engineers
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- About the editors
- Preface
- Reviewer acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Kinetic study and reaction mechanisms in homogeneous catalysis
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Regulating oxidation states of transition metal catalysts in catalysis
- 3. Challenges in managing oxidation states in catalysis
- 4. Catalyst oxidation state and selectivity
- 5. Reaction mechanisms in homogeneous catalysis
- 6. Utilizing homogeneous catalysts in biodiesel production
- 7. Microkinetic
- 8. From k to microkinetic model
- 9. Analyzing concentration effects without employing microkinetic modeling
- 10. Practical considerations
- 11. Conclusion and future outlooks
- Abbreviations and symbols
- Chapter 2. Homogeneous catalysts preparation methods
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Principles and procedures
- 3. Processes
- 4. Current application and cases
- 5. Conclusion and future outlooks
- Abbreviations and symbols
- Chapter 3. Transition metals and their complexes as homogeneous catalysts
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Principles and procedures
- 3. Processes
- 4. Current applications and cases
- 5. Conclusion and future outlooks
- Abbreviations and symbols
- Chapter 4. Sulfur donor containing Schiff base ligands in homogeneous catalysis: Synthesis, characterization and applications
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Synthesis of ligands
- 3. Synthesis of palladium complexes
- 4. Synthesis of ruthenium complexes
- 5. Use of[(ƞ5-Cp∗)RhCl(μ-Cl)]2 in the synthesis of rhodium complexes
- 6. Use of[(ƞ5-Cp∗)IrCl(μ-Cl)]2 in the synthesis of iridium complexes
- 7. Use of FeCl2∙4H2O in the synthesis of iron complex
- 8. Use of ZnCl2 in the synthesis of zinc complex
- 9. Applications in catalysis
- 10. Conclusion and future outlooks
- Abbreviations and symbols
- Chapter 5. Telluroethers as ligands in homogeneous catalysis: Synthesis and applications
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Principles, procedures and processes
- 3. Current cases and applications
- 4. Conclusion and future outlooks
- Abbreviations and symbols
- Chapter 6. Homogeneous catalysis: Characterization and spectroscopy
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Principles and procedures
- 3. Processes
- 4. Current applications and cases
- 5. Conclusion and future outlooks
- Abbreviations and symbols
- Chapter 7. Using carbenes in homogeneous catalysis
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Iron N-heterocyclic carbene catalyst
- 3. Nickel N-heterocyclic carbene catalyst
- 4. Copper N-heterocyclic carbene catalyst
- 5. Molybdenum N-heterocyclic carbene catalyst
- 6. Ruthenium N-heterocyclic carbene catalyst
- 7. Palladium N-heterocyclic carbene catalyst
- 8. Irridium N-heterocyclic carbene catalyst
- 9. Gold N-heterocyclic carbene catalyst
- 10. Conclusion and future outlooks
- Abbreviations and symbols
- Chapter 8. Hydrogen bond promotion for CO2 activation in homogeneous catalytic systems
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Principles and procedures
- 3. Processes
- 4. Current applications and cases
- 5. Conclusion and future outlooks
- Abbreviations and symbols
- Chapter 9. Conventional reactors for homogeneous catalytic processes: From laboratory to industrial scale
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Principles and procedures
- 3. Processes, current application, and cases
- 4. Conclusion and future outlooks
- Abbreviations and symbols
- Chapter 10. Application of membrane reactors in homogeneous catalytic processes
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Principles and procedures
- 3. Processes
- 4. Current applications and cases
- 5. Conclusion and future outlooks
- Abbreviations and symbols
- Chapter 11. Future of homogeneous catalysts
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Principles and procedures
- 3. Processes
- 4. Current application and cases
- 5. Conclusion and future outlooks
- Abbreviations and symbols
- Chapter 12. Green chemistry and homogeneous catalysis
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Principles and procedures
- 3. Processes
- 4. Current application and cases
- 5. Conclusion and future outlooks
- Abbreviation and symbols
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: August 15, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 550
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443151811
- eBook ISBN: 9780443151828
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Mohammad Reza Rahimpour
Prof. Mohammad Reza Rahimpour is a professor in Chemical Engineering at Shiraz University, Iran. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Shiraz University joint with University of Sydney, Australia 1988. He started his independent career as Assistant Professor in September 1998 at Shiraz University. Prof. M.R. Rahimpour, was a Research Associate at University of California, Davis from 2012 till 2017. During his stay in University of California, he developed different reaction networks and catalytic processes such as thermal and plasma reactors for upgrading of lignin bio-oil to biofuel with collaboration of UCDAVIS. He has been a Chair of Department of Chemical Engineering at Shiraz University from 2005 till 2009 and from 2015 till 2020. Prof. M.R. Rahimpour leads a research group in fuel processing technology focused on the catalytic conversion of fossil fuels such as natural gas, and renewable fuels such as bio-oils derived from lignin to valuable energy sources. He provides young distinguished scholars with perfect educational opportunities in both experimental methods and theoretical tools in developing countries to investigate in-depth research in the various field of chemical engineering including carbon capture, chemical looping, membrane separation, storage and utilization technologies, novel technologies for natural gas conversion and improving the energy efficiency in the production and use of natural gas industries.
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Mohammad Amin Makarem
Dr. Mohammad Amin Makarem is a research associate at Taylor's University, Malaysia. He former worked at Shiraz University. His research interests are gas separation and purification, nanofluids, microfluidics, catalyst synthesis, reactor design and green energy. In gas separation, his focus is on experimental and theoretical investigation and optimization of pressure swing adsorption process, and in the gas purification field, he is working on novel technologies such as microchannels. Recently, he has investigated methods of synthesizing bio-template nanomaterials and catalysts. Besides, he has collaborated in writing and editing various books and book-chapters for famous publishers such as Elsevier, Springer and Wiley, as well as guest editing journals special issues.
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Tayebeh Roostaie
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