Topics in Catalysis

Preface

The advantages and future potential of single-site heterogeneous catalysts

John Meurig Thomas, Robert Raja

Molecular surface science of C–H bond activation and polymerization catalysis

A. M. Contreras, M. Montano, S. J. Kweskin, M. M. Koebel, K. Bratlie, K. Becraft, G. A. Somorjai

Towards catalytic cascade reactions: asymmetric synthesis using combined chemo-enzymatic catalysts

Chrétien Simons, Ulf Hanefeld, Isabel W. C. E. Arends, Thomas Maschmeyer, Roger A. Sheldon

Step sites in syngas catalysis

Jens Rostrup-Nielsen, Jens K. Nørskov

Carbon nanomaterials with controlled macroscopic shapes as new catalytic materials

Cuong Pham-Huu, Marc-Jacques Ledoux

Alumina supported tungsten hydrides, new efficient catalysts for alkane metathesis

Mostafa Taoufik, Erwan Le Roux, Jean Thivolle-Cazat, Christophe Copéret, Jean-Marie Basset, Barry Maunders, Glenn J. Sunley

Reaction mechanism of the direct carboxylation of methanol to dimethylcarbonate: experimental and theoretical studies

Michele Aresta, Angela Dibenedetto, Carlo Pastore, Imre Pápai, Gábor Schubert

Cooperative effect between iridium and platinum in the carbonylation of methanol to acetic acid

Samuel Gautron, Nicolas Lassauque, Carole Le Berre, Laurent Azam, Roberto Giordano, Philippe Serp, Gábor Laurenczy, Daniel Thiébaut, Philippe Kalck

Supported ionic liquids: versatile reaction and separation media

Anders Riisagera, Rasmus Fehrmanna, Marco Haumannb, Peter Wasserscheidb

Nanoscale fabrication of metal particles and wires using mesoporous silica templates: Electronic properties and catalytic performances in PROX reaction

Atsushi Fukuoka, Masaru Ichikawa

Electrocatalysis for the direct alcohol fuel cell

Fabrice Vigier, Séverine Rousseau, Christophe Coutanceau, Jean-Michel Leger, Claude Lamy

Nano-structuring of solid oxide fuel cells cathodes

J. M. Serra, S. Uhlenbruck, W. A. Meulenberg, H. P. Buchkremer, D. Stöver

Hybrid photocatalytic membranes embedding decatungstate for heterogeneous photooxygenation

Marcella Bonchio, Mauro Carraro, Martino Gardan, Gianfranco Scorrano, Enrico Drioli, Enrica Fontananova

The heterogeneous advantage: biodiesel by catalytic reactive distillation

Anton A. Kiss, Florin Omota, Alexandre C. Dimian, Gadi Rothenberg

Ethylene–norbornene copolymers by ansa fluorenyl metallocenes: mechanistic considerations on the basis of tetrad and pentad analysis

Incoronata Tritto, Laura Boggioni, Cristina Zampa, Maria Carmela Sacchi, Dino R. Ferro

Ethylene polymerization catalyzed by group 4 metal complexes of tridentate heteroscorpionate ligands

Stefano Milione, Cinzia Cuomo, Alfonso Grassi

Homogeneous/heterogeneous palladium based catalytic system for Heck reaction. The reversible transfer of palladium between solution and support

Iweta Pryjomska-Ray, Andrzej Gniewek, Anna M. Trzeciak, Józef J. Ziółkowski, Włodzimierz Tylus

High throughput screening of Monophos instant ligand library leads to a ton-scale asymmetric hydrogenation process

Laurent Lefort, Jeroen A. F. Boogers, André H. M. deVries, Johannes G. deVries

Heterogeneization of a new Ru(II) homogeneous asymmetric hydrogenation catalyst containing BINAP and the N-tridentate bpea ligand, through covalent attachment on amorphous AlPO4 support

Felipa M. Bautista, Verónica Caballero, Juan M. Campelo, Diego Luna, José M. Marinas, Antonio A. Romero, Isabel Romero, Isabel Serrano, Antoni Llobet

Homogeneous versus heterogeneous catalytic reactions to eliminate organics from waste water using H2O2

Simona Caudo, Gabriele Centi, Chiara Genovese, Siglinda Perathoner

Catalytic MTO-based C–H insertion reactions of hydrogen peroxide: an investigation on the polymeric support role in heterogeneous conditions

Gianluca Bianchini, Marcello Crucianelli, Claudia Crestini, Raffaele Saladino

Titanium-monosubstituted polyoxometalates: relation between homogeneous and heterogeneous Ti-single-site-based catalysis

Oxana A. Kholdeeva