Readers will understand the connection between catalyst and product, what makes catalysts good or bad, and how catalysts affect petroleum products and profits. Contents: Catalyst composition and function: Catalyst chemistry 101 Surface area Surface energies Kinetics - controlling the reaction Catalyst preparation & formation Refinary catalytic processes Catalytic cracking Hydrotreating catalysts Catalytic reforming Hydrocracking catalysts Alkylation, isomerization, & polymerization - acid, metal, and shape-selective catalysts Refinary hydrogen production Catalyst handling, regeneration, & disposal New catalyst development Glossary.
- ISBN10 087814661X
- ISBN13 9780878146611
- Publish Date 30 April 1998
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 15 February 2017
- Publish Country US
- Imprint PennWell Books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 215
- Language English