Metal-catalysed reactions of hydrocarbons

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1. METALS AND ALLOYS

1.1. The Metallic State

1.1.1. Characteristic Properties

1.1.2. Theories of the Metallic State

1.2. The Metallic Surface

1.2.1. Methods of Preparation

1.2.2. Structure of Metallic Surfaces

1.2.3. Theoretical Descriptions of the Metal Surface

1.3. Alloys

1.3.1. The Formation of Alloys

1.3.2. Electronic Properties of Alloys and Theoretical Models

1.3.3. The Composition of Alloy Surfaces

References

CHAPTER 2. SMALL METAL PARTICLES AND SUPPORTED METAL CATALYSTS

2.1. Introduction

2.1.1. Microscopic Metals

2.1.2. Instability of Small Metal Particles

2.2. Preparation of Unsupported Metal Particles

2.3. Supported Metal Catalysts

2.3.1. Scope

2.3.2. Methods of Preparation

2.4. Measurement of the Size and Shape of Small Metal Particles

2.4.1. Introduction: Sites, Models, and Size Distributions

2.4.2. Physical Methods for Characterising Small Metal Particles

2.4.3. Measurement of Dispersion by Selective Gas-Chemisorption

2.5. Properties of Small Metal Particles

2.5.1. Variation of Physical Properties with Size: Introduction

2.5.2. Structure

2.5.3. Energetic Properties

2.5.4. Electronic Properties

2.5.5. Theoretical Methods

2.5.6. Conclusions

2.6. Metal-Support Interactions

2.6.1. Causes and Mechanisms

2.6.2. Particle Size Effects and Metal-Support Interactions: Summary

2.7. Promoters and Selective Poisons

2.8. Sintering and Redispersion

References

CHAPTER 3. CHEMISORPTION AND REACTIONS OF HYDROGEN

3.1. The Interaction of Hydrogen with Metals

3.2. Chemisorption of Hydrogen on Unsupported Metals and Alloys

3.2.1. Introduction

3.2.2. The Process of Chemisorption

3.2.3. The Chemisorbed State: Geometric Aspects

3.2.4. The Chemisorbed State: Energetic Aspects

3.3. Chemisorption of Hydrogen on Supported Metals

3.3.1. Introduction: Determination of Metal Dispersion

3.3.2. Characterisation of Chemisorbed Hydrogen

3.3.3. Theoretical Approaches

3.3.4. Hydrogen Spillover

3.3.5. The "Strong Metal-Support Interaction"

3.4. Reactions of Hydrogen

References

CHAPTER 4. THE CHEMISORPTION OF HYDROCARBONS

4.1. Introduction

4.1.1. Types of Alkane

4.1.2. Types of Unsaturated Hydrocarbon

4.1.3. The Literature

4.2. The Chemisorption of Hydrocarbons: An Overview

4.3. The Techniques

4.4. Identification of Adsorbed Hydrocarbon Species

4.4.1. The Catalogue

or 'The Organometallic Zoo'

4.4.2. The p and di-s For