Front Cover; Advances in Catalysis and Related Subjects, Volume 20; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Contents of Previous Volumes; Chapter 1. Chemisorptive and Catalytic Behavior of Chromia; I. Introduction; II. Preparation of Chromia; III. Surface Coordinative Unsaturation; IV. Oxidation and Reduction of Surface Cr3+; V. Possible Forms of Chemisorption on Chromia; VI. Chemisorption on Chromia as a Function of Activation; VII. Results of Catalytic Experiments; VIII. Processes in thc Hydrogenation of Hexenes and in Isotopic Exchange; IX. The Nature of Active Sites.

X. Chemical MechanismAppendix A. Spectra of Chromias; Appendix B. Impurities in Chromia; References; Chapter 2. Correlation among Methods of Preparation of Solid Catalysts. Their Structures, and Catalytic Activities; I. Introduction; II. Traditional Methods of Preparatiori of Supported Nickel Catalyst; III. Superhomogeneous Coprecipitation (SHCP) Method; IV. Cation-Exchange Method; V. Palladium on Aluminosilicate by Complex-Ion Exchange; VI. Palladiurn on Active Charcoal; VII. Nickel-Phosphorus Alloy; VIII. Conclusion; References; Chapter 3. Catalytic Research on Zeolites; I. Introduction.

II. Determination of the Catalyst Stability on DehydrationIII. Kinetic Studies on the Nature of Cracking Sites; IV. Experimentation; V. Experimental Results; References; Chapter 4. Catalysis by Supported Metals; I. Introduction; II. Interaction between Metal and Support; III. Surface Area of the Metal; IV. Structure-Insensitive or Facile Reactions; V. Structure-Sensitive or Demanding Reactions; VI. Conclusion; References; Chapter 5. Carbon Monoxide Oxidation and Related Reactions on a Highly Divided Nickel Oxide; I. Introduction; II. Preparation and Properties of a Highly Divided Nickel Oxide.

III. Chemisorptions on Pure Nickel OxideIV. Surface Interactions betwen Gases and Adsorbed Species; V. Room-Temperature Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide; VI. Room-Temperature Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide on Doped Nickel Oxides; VII. High-Temperature (200°) Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide on Nickel Oxide; VIII. Decomposition of Nitrous Oxide on a Highly Divided Nickel Oxide at 250°; IX. Conclusions; References; Chapter 6. Acid-Catalyzed lsomerization of Bicyclic Olefins; I. Introduction; II. Experimental; III. Isomerizations in the C8H12 Series; IV. Isomerizations in the C9H14 Series.

V. Isomcrizations in the C10H16 SeriesVI. Discussion; References; Chapter 7. Molecular Orbital Symmetry Conservation in Transition Metal Catalysis; I. Introduction; II. Cycloaddition Reactions; III. Electrocyclic Reactions; IV. Sigmatropic Transformations; V. Summary and Conclusions; References; Chapter 8. Catalysis by Electron Donor-Acceptor Complexes; I. Introduction; II. EDA Complexes of Phthalocyanines; III. Anthracene-Sodium Complexes; IV. Catalytic Hydrogenation over EDA Complexes; V. EDA Complexes with Organic Electron Donors; VI. Photocatalysis over EDA Complexes; References.