This practical, interdisciplinary resource—based on the American Chemical Society’s Second Symposium on Advances in Hydrotreating Catalysts, held in Washington, D.C.—offers comprehensive coverage of the most recent progress in catalysis by transition metal sulfides for the creation of more effective catalysts and environmentally important processes.
Preface
Contributors
Chapter 1 : A Unified Theory of Periodic and Promotion Effects in Transition Metal Sulfide Hydrodesulfurization Catalysts
Chapter 2 : A Review of Some Specific Phases as Possible Active Hydrotreating Constituents
Chapter 3 : Catalytic Sites and Heterolytic Reaction Mechanisms in Hydrotreating Catalysis
Chapter 4 : Microstructural Characterization of Molybdenum Disulfide and Tungsten Disulfide Catalysts
Chapter 5 : STM and AFM Studies of Transition Metal Chalcogenides
Chapter 6 : HREM Characterization of MoS2, MoS2 : Co, and MoS2 : Fe
Chapter 7 : On the identification of “Co-Sulfide” Species in Sulfided Supported Co and CoMo Catalysts
Chapter 8 : Properties of MoS2-Based Hydrotreating Catalysts Modified by Electron Donor or Electron Acceptor Additives (P, Na, Cs, F)
Chapter 9 : Modeling HDS Catalysis with Sulfido Bimetallic Clusters
Chapter 10 : Evidence for H2S as Active Species in the Mechanism of Thiopene Hydrodesulfurization
Chapter 11 : Role of the Sulfiding Procedure on Activity and Dispersion of Nickel Catalysts
Chapter 12 : Ruthenium Sulfide Based Catalysts
Chapter 13 : Comparison of Sulfided CoMo Al2O3 and NiMo/Al2O3 and Nimo/Al2O3 Catalysts in Hydrodesulfurization of Gas Oil Fractions and Model Compounds
Chapter 14 : Competitive Coversion of Nitrogen and Sulfur Compounds in Naphtha with Transition Metal Sulfide Catalysts
Chapter 15 : The Effect of Additives and Impregnation Stabilizers on Hydrodesulfurization Activity
Chapter 16 : Molten Salt Preparation of Mixed Transition Metals on Zirconia : Application to Hydrotreating Reactions
Chapter 17 : The Role of Hydrogen in the Hydrogenation and Hydrogenolysis of Aniline on the Nickel Single Crystal Surfaces : Its Implication on the Mechanisms of HDN Reactions
Chapter 18 : Hydrodenitrogenation of Carbazole on an Alumina-Supported Molybdenum Nitride Catalyst
Chapter 19 : Aromatics Hydrogenation Over Alumina Supported Mo and NIMO Hydrotreating Catalysts
Chapter 20 : Applications of Pillared and Delaminated Interlayered Clays as Supports for Hydrotreating Catalysts
Chapter 21 : Catalytic Hydrotreating with Pillared Synthetic Clays
Chapter 22 : Residual Oil Hydrotreating Catalyst Rejuvenation by Leaching of Foulkant Metals : Effect of Metal Leaching on Catalyst Characteristics and Performance
Chapter 23 : Characterization of Coke on Spent Resid Catalyst from Ebullating Bed Service and Its Effect on Activity
Chapter 24 : Microbial Removal of Organic Sulfur from Fuels : A Review of Past and Present Approaches
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