On Catalysis

The present 2nd volume of the EDITION OSTWALD gives a modern vision over the present development of the catalytical research. Contributions of worldwide well-known scientists expose experimental and theoretical progress in heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis, as well as in photo, electro and biocatalysis. Thereby a closely networking between fundamental and applied research is to be seen, which presents such current challenges of the 21st century, as effective climate and environmental protection, efficient energy supply and sustainable use of resources. Contents: +Editorial +Begleitwort +On Catalysis. Nobel Lecture by Wilhelm Ostwald on December 12, 1909 +Gerhard Kreysa: Climate Protection by an Alternative Use of Methane-The Carbon Moratorium +Roger A. Sheldon: On Catalysis, Organic Synthesis and Green Chemistry +Martina Peters, Jens Langanke & Walter Leitner: Catalysis in and with Carbon Dioxide-Current Trends and Recent Examples +Jean-Marie Herrmann: Photocatalysis: Perspectives in Fine, Environmental and Green Chemistry +Gion Calzaferri & André Devaux: Nanochannel Materials for Artificial Photosynthesis +Christian Wieser, Stephan Fell & Josefin Meusinger: Advanced Material Research for Fuel Cells +Joachim Sauer: Acidic Catalysis by Zeolites and the Active Site Concept +Jens Weitkamp: Catalytic Ring Opening in Aromatic Hydrocarbons Olefinpolymerization by Metallocene Catalysis +Walter Kaminsky & Gerrit A. Luinstra: Olefinpolymerization by Metallocene Catalysis +Marco Haumann & Peter Wasserscheid: Supported Ionic Liquid Phase (SILP) Catalysis in Gas Phase Reactions-a Practical Approach to Bridge the Gap between Traditional Homogeneous and Traditional Heterogeneous Catalysis +Marianne H.F. Kox & Bert M. Weckhuysen: Spatial Heterogeneities within an Individual Catalyst Particle during Reaction as Revealed by In-Situ Micro-Spectroscopy +Author Biographies