Nanoparticles and Catalysis

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Nanoparticles and Catalysis

Editor(s): Didier Astruc

Published Online: 16 JAN 2008

Print ISBN: 9783527315727

Online ISBN: 9783527621323

DOI: 10.1002/9783527621323

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Written by international experts, this monograph combines two of the most important aspects of modern chemistry, presenting the latest knowledge on these environmental friendly applications.
This result is a comprehensive overview of the application of nanoparticles in catalysis, focusing on synthesis and the most important reaction types, providing all the information needed by catalytic, organic and solid state chemists, as well as those working with or on organometallics, materials scientists, and chemists in industry.

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages I–XXIII)

    2. Chapter 1

      Transition-metal Nanoparticles in Catalysis: From Historical Background to the State-of-the Art (pages 1–48)

      Prof. Dr. Didier Astruc

    3. Chapter 2

      Colloidal Nanoparticles Stabilized by Surfactants or Organo-Aluminum Derivatives: Preparation and Use as Catalyst Precursors (pages 49–91)

      Helmut Bönnemann, Kyatanahalli S. Nagabhushana and Ryan M. Richards

    4. Chapter 3

      Nanoparticulate Catalysts Based on Nanostructured Polymers (pages 93–127)

      Lyudmila M. Bronstein, Valentina G. Matveeva and Esther M. Sulman

    5. Chapter 4

      PAMAM Dendrimer Templated Nanoparticle Catalysts (pages 129–160)

      Bert D. Chandler and John D. Gilbertson

    6. Chapter 5

      Aerogel Supported Nanoparticles in Catalysis (pages 161–194)

      Adelina Vallribera and Elies Molins

    7. Chapter 6

      Transition-metal Nanoparticle Catalysis in Imidazolium Ionic Liquids (pages 195–218)

      Jairton Dupont and Dagoberto de Oliveira Silva

    8. Chapter 7

      Carbon and Silicon Carbide Nanotubes Containing Catalysts (pages 219–252)

      Cuong Pham-Huu, Ovidiu Ersen and Marc-Jacques Ledoux

    9. Chapter 8

      Size-selective Synthesis of Nanostructured Metal and Metal Oxide Colloids and Their Use as Catalysts (pages 253–277)

      Manfred T. Reetz

    10. Chapter 9

      Multimetallic Nanoparticles Prepared by Redox Processes Applied in Catalysis (pages 279–302)

      Florence Epron, Catherine Especel, Gwendoline Lafaye and Patrice Marécot

    11. Chapter 10

      The Role of Palladium Nanoparticles as Catalysts for Carbon–Carbon Coupling Reactions (pages 303–348)

      Laurent Djakovitch, Klaus Köhler and Johannes G. de Vries

    12. Chapter 11

      Rhodium and Ruthenium Nanoparticles in Catalysis (pages 349–388)

      Alain Roucoux, Audrey Nowicki and Karine Philippot

    13. Chapter 12

      Supported Gold Nanoparticles as Oxidation Catalysts (pages 389–426)

      Avelino Corma and Hermenegildo Garcia

    14. Chapter 13

      Gold Nanoparticles-catalyzed Oxidations in Organic Chemistry (pages 427–455)

      Cristina Della Pina, Ermelinda Falletta and Michele Rossi

    15. Chapter 14

      Au NP-catalysed Propene Epoxidation by Dioxygen and Dihydrogen (pages 457–473)

      Jun Kawahara and Masatake Haruta

    16. Chapter 15

      Gold Nanoparticles: Recent Advances in CO Oxidation (pages 475–503)

      Catherine Louis

    17. Chapter 16

      NO Heterogeneous Catalysis Viewed from the Angle of Nanoparticles (pages 505–528)

      Frédéric Thibault-Starzyk, Marco Daturi, Philippe Bazin and Olivier Marie

    18. Chapter 17

      Hydrocarbon Catalytic Reactivity of Supported Nanometallic Particles (pages 529–551)

      François Garin and Pierre Légaré

    19. Chapter 18

      Surface Organometallic Chemistry on Metal: Synthesis, Characterization and Application in Catalysis (pages 553–620)

      Katrin Pelzer, Jean-Pierre Candy, Gregory Godard and Jean-Marie Basset

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      Index (pages 621–640)

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