Description
Book SynopsisMany important industrial chemical processes rely heavily on catalysis and so researchers are always on the lookout for alternative catalytic materials that may improve existing processes or lead to new ones. Families of alternative catalytic materials currently being investigated include the carbides, nitrides and phosphides as well as amorphous boron catalysts. The addition of carbon, nitrogen or phosphorous to transition metals and the creation of boron-transition metal alloys leads to catalytic materials that have interesting properties, with applications in a range of different reactions, including electrocatalysis. This book provides a comprehensive account of the preparation, characterisation and application of these catalytic materials. It is an important reference for researchers and industrialists working in heterogeneous catalysis and materials chemistry.
Table of ContentsIntroduction to the Application of Nitrides, Carbides, Phosphides and Amorphous Boron Alloys in Catalysis; Preparation Methods for Nitride and Carbide Catalysts; Metal Phosphides and Their Applications in Catalysis; Metal Carbide Catalysts; Metal Nitride Catalysts; Amorphous Boron Alloys and Their Catalytic Behaviour; Alternative Materials for Chemical Looping Applications; Applications of Transition Metal Nitrides as Electrocatalysts; Electrocatalysis with Metal Phosphides; Concluding Remarks
