Asymmetric Heterogeneous Catalysis: Science and Engineering

Abstract

Asymmetric heterogeneous catalysis is a vivid branch of catalysis, remaining, however, largely a domain of organic chemists. The view towards asymmetric heterogeneous catalysis adopted in this review is mainly from catalytic science and engineering. Not only reaction mechanisms, but also catalytic properties, kinetic regularities, as well as chemical engineering aspects, are covered with the main focus on recent developments.

Keywords:

• Asymmetric heterogeneous catalysis
• Intrinsic metal surface
• Modifier
• Kinetic modeling
• Continuous operation

Acknowledgments

This work is part of the activities at the Åbo Akademi Process Chemistry Centre within the Finnish Centre of Excellence Programme (2000–2005) by the Academy of Finland.