The Basics of Catalysis

This chapter contains sections titled: Catalysis is a Kinetic Phenomenon Reaction Rates, Reaction Orders, Rate Equations, and Rate-Determining Steps The Reaction Order The Rate-Determining Step The Reaction Profile and the Reaction Coordinate Zero-Order, First-Order, and Second-Order Kinetics Zero-Order Rate Equations First-Order Rate Equations Second-Order Rate Equations Langmuir–Hinshelwood Kinetics The Steady-State Approximation Michaelis–Menten Kinetics Consecutive and Parallel First-Order Reactions Pre-Equilibrium, “Catalyst Reservoirs,” and Catalyst Precursors Practical Approaches in Kinetic Studies Initial Reaction Rates and Concentration Effects Concentration Effects Creating Pseudo Order Conditions What You See versus What You Get Learning from Stoichiometric Experiments An Overview of Some Basic Concepts in Catalysis Catalyst/Substrate Interactions and Sabatier's Principle Catalyst Deactivation, Sintering, and Thermal Degradation Catalyst Deactivation Catalyst Sintering and Thermal Degradation Catalyst Inhibition Catalyst Poisoning Exercises References