Front Cover; Advances in Catalysis and Related Subjects, Volume 4; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors to Volume IV; Editors' Preface; Chapter 1. Chemical Concepts of Catalytic Cracking; I. Introduction; II. Commercial Cracking Catalysts; III. Catalyst Evaluation; IV. Chemistry of Catalytic Cracking; References; Chapter 2. Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide by Catalysts in Homogeneous Aqueous Solution; I. Introduction; II. Halides and Halogens; III. Iodate; IV. Iron Salts; V. Ferrocyanide and Ferricyanide; VI. Copper Compounds; VII. Permanganate; VIII. Chromate; IX. Molybdate and Tungstate

Chapter 3. Structure and Sintering Properties of Cracking Catalysts and Related MaterialsI. Introduction; II. Experimental Procedures and Interpretation; III. Structure and Sintering Properties of Representative Cracking Catalysts; IV. Structure and Sintering Properties of Various Forms of Silica and Related Materials; V. Summary and Conclusion; References; Chapter 4. Acid-Base Catalysis and Molecular Structure; I. Introduction; II. The Empirical Laws of Acid-Base Catalysis; III. The Molecular Mechanism of Acid-Base Catalysis; IV. The Velocity of Acid-Base Reactions

V. The Importance of Molecular StructureReferences; Chapter 5. Theory of Physical Adsorption; I. Introduction; II. Monolayer Adsorption; III. Multilayer Adsorption; IV. Thermodynamics of Adsorption; References; Glossary; Chapter 6. The Role of Surface Heterogeneity in Adsorption; I. Introduction; II. Chemisorption; III. Physical Adsorption; References; Chapter 7. Twenty-Five Years of Synthesis of Gasoline by Catalytic Conversion of Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen; I. Introduction

II. Historic Review of Research Work Concerning the Catalytic Conversion of Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen to Higher HydrocarbonsIII. Solved and Unsolved Problems of Hydrocarbon Synthesis; References; Chapter 8. The Free Radical Mechanism in the Reactions of Hydrogen Peroxide; I. The Reaction between Hydrogen Peroxide and Ferrous Ions; II. The Reaction between Hydrogen Peroxide and Ferric Ions; III. The Reaction between Hydrogen Peroxide and Cupric Ions; IV. The Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide at Different Metal Surfaces; V. The Photochemical Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide

VI. The Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide by Ionizing RadiationsVII. The Reaction between Ozone and Hydrogen Peroxide and the Decomposition of Ozone in Aqueous Solution; VIII. Detection of Free OH Radicals; I X. Some Thermodynamics Data Concerning the Radicals OH and HO2; References; Chapter 9. The Specific Reactions of Iron in Some Hemoproteins; I. Introduction; II. General Chemistry of Hemoglobin, Myoglobin, Peroxidase, and Catalase; III. Hemoglobin and Myoglobin Autoxidation and Other Reactions; IV. Peroxidase Reactions; V. CataIase Reactions