Adsorption and Catalysis

Contents: Preface. 1. Adsorption. 2. Surface chemistry. 3. How do molecules bond to surfaces? 4. Absorption. 5. PE Curves and energies of adsorption. 6. Adsorption kinetics--the rate of adsorption. 7. Desorption process. 8. Langmur Isotherm. 9. Determination of surface area. 10. Interface of phases. 11. Surface and interfacial chemistry. 12. Surface tension. 13. Monomolecular film. 14. Nanotechnology. 15. Applications of surface chemistry to soil chemistry. 16. Auger Electron Spectroscopy. 17. Photoelectron spectroscopy. 18. Low Energy Electron Diffraction (LEED). 19. Vibrational spectroscopy. 20. Secondary ion mass spectrometry. 21. Reflection High Energy Electron Diffraction (RHEED).

"This short text contains a brief review of absorption and catalysis, for practical purposes until now. This also presents some important information on adsorbents and catalysts. The concepts give the scientific information. This text is useful for science and engineering students." (jacket)