The book illuminates various aspects of heterogeneous catalysis engineering, from catalysis design, catalyst preparation and characterization, reaction kinetics, mass transfer, and catalytic reactors to the implementation of catalysts in chemical technology. Aimed at graduate students, it is also a useful resource for professionals working in research and development.

Prof. Dmitry Yu. Murzin studied chemistry and chemical engineering at the Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology in Moscow and obtained his PhD at Karpov Institute of Physical Chemistry in 1989. After working in France and Finland he joined BASF. From 2000 he is a Chaired Professor in Chemical Technology at Åbo Akademi University, Finland. Author of 8 books, 19 edited monographs/ journal issues, over 1000 scientific papers.