Principles and Practice of Heterogeneous Catalysis

by Thomas, John Meurig; Thomas, W. John

• ISBN13: 9783527292394
• ISBN10: 352729239X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-10-07
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH

Summary

Modern Historiographyis the essential introduction to the history of historical writing. It explains the broad philosophical background to the different historians and historical schools of the modern era. In a unique overview of modern historiography, the book includes surveys on the Enlightenment and Counter Enlightenment; Romanticism; the voice of Science and the process of secularization within Western intellectual thought; the influence of, and broadening contact with, the New World; theAnnalesschool in France; and the effects of the repression and exile of the inter-war years and the Post-War 'moods.'Modern Historiographyprovides a clear and concise account of this modern period of historical writing.

Author Biography

Professor Sir J. M. Thomas, F. R. S., is Master of Peterhouse, University of Cambridge, and Professor of Chemistry at The Royal Institution, London. Professor W. J. Thomas, F. Eng., is Professor of Chemical Engineering at University of Bath.

Table of Contents

Fundamentals of Adsorption.

Characterizing Catalysts and Their Surfaces.

Significance of Pore Structure and Surface Area in Heterogeneous Catalysis.

Poisoning, Promotion, Deactivation and Selectivity of Catalysts.

Catalytic Process Engineering.