Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Spontaneous Monolayer Dispersion of Oxides and Salts onto Surfaces of Supports: Applications to Heterogeneous Catalysis; I. Introduction; II. Phenomenon and Nature of Monolayer Dispersion; III. Effects of Monolayer Dispersion; IV. Applications to Heterogeneous Catalysis; V. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 2. Catalysis by Supported, Unsupported, and Electron-Deficient Palladium; I. Introduction; II. Catalysis over Unsupported Palladium; III. Catalysis by Electron-Deficient Palladium; IV. Catalysis over Supported Palladium.

V. Conclusions"Suggestions for Future WorkReferences; Chapter 3. The Bond-Order Conservation Approach to Chemisorption and Heterogeneous Catalysis: Applications and Implications; I. Introduction; II. BOC-MP Formalism: A Brief Reminder; III. Basic BOC-MP Applications; IV. Mechanisms of Catalytic Heterogeneous Reactions; V. Comparisons with Other Theoretical Techniques; VI. The BOC-MP Model: Comments and Summary; VII. Conclusion; References; Chapter 4. Solid Superacids; I. Introduction; II. Liquid Superacids Supported on Solids; III. Superacid-Intercalated Graphites.

IV. Aluminum Halide-Metal Salt MixturesV. Nafion-H (Perfluorinated Resin Sulfonic Acid); VI. Sulfate-Supported Metal Oxides; VII. Superacids by Metal Oxides; VIII. Aluminum Halides Supported on Alumina; IX. Conclusion and Prospects; References; Chapter 5. Oscillatory Catalytic Reactions at Single Crystal Surfaces; I. Introduction; II. Catalytic Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide on Pt(100) and Pt(l10) Surfaces; III. Other Systems; IV. Conclusions; References; Chapter 6. Role of Sulfur in Catalytic Hydrogenation Reactions; I. Introduction; II. Sulfur Adsorption on Metals.

III. Sulfur Effect of Adsorption of the ReactantsIV. Effect of Sulfur Adsorption on the Catalytic Activity; V. Effect of Sulfur Adsorption on Catalytic Selectivity; VI. Concluding Remarks; References; Index.