The catalytic epoxidation of olefins plays an important role in the industrial production of several commodity compounds, as well as in the synthesis of many intermediates, fine chemicals, and pharmaceuticals. The scale of production ranges from millions of tons per year to a few grams per year. The diversity of catalysts is large and encompasses all the known categories of catalyst type: homogeneous, heterogeneous, and biological. This book summarizes the current status in these fields concentrating on rates, kinetics, and reaction mechanisms, but also covers broad topics including modeling, computational simulation, process concepts, spectroscopy and new catalyst development. The similarities and distinctions between the different reaction systems are compared, and the latest advances are described.
- ISBN10 1281716456
- ISBN13 9781281716453
- Publish Date 1 January 2011 (first published 1 January 2008)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 17 June 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Elsevier Science
- Edition Revised ed.
- Pages 255
- Language English