Vivek Polshettiwar & Tewodros Asefa 
Nanocatalysis 
Synthesis and Applications

Exhibiting both homogeneous and heterogeneous catalytic properties,
nanocatalysts allow for rapid and selective chemical
transformations, with the benefits of excellent product yield and
ease of catalyst separation and recovery. This book reviews the
catalytic performance and the synthesis and characterization of
nanocatalysts, examining the current state of the art and pointing
the way towards new avenues of research. Moreover, the authors
discuss new and emerging applications of nanocatalysts and
nanocatalysis, from pharmaceuticals to fine chemicals to renewable
energy to biotransformations.

Nanocatalysis features contributions from leading
research groups around the world. These contributions reflect a
thorough review of the current literature as well as the
authors’ first-hand experience designing and synthesizing
nanocatalysts and developing new applications for them. The
book’s nineteen chapters offer a broad perspective,
covering:

* Nanocatalysis for carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatom coupling
reactions

* Nanocatalysis for various organic transformations in fine
chemical synthesis

* Nanocatalysis for oxidation, hydrogenation, and other related
reactions

* Nanomaterial-based photocatalysis and biocatalysis

* Nanocatalysts to produce non-conventional energy such as
hydrogen and biofuels

* Nanocatalysts and nano-biocatalysts in the chemical
industry

Readers will also learn about the latest spectroscopic and
microscopy tools used in advanced characterization methods that
shed new light on nanocatalysts and nanocatalysis. Moreover, the
authors offer expert advice to help readers develop strategies to
improve catalytic performance.

Summarizing and reviewing all the most important advances in
nanocatalysis over the last two decades, this book explains the
many advantages of nanocatalysts over conventional homogeneous and
heterogeneous catalysts, providing the information and guidance
needed for designing green, sustainable catalytic processes.

Зміст

Foreword vii

Graham Hutchings

Preface ix

List of Contributors xiii

1 INTRODUCTION TO NANOCATALYSIS 1

Vivek Polshettiwar and Tewodros Asefa

2 NANOCATALYSTS FOR THE HECK COUPLING REACTIONS 11

T. Asefa, A. V. Biradar, S. Das, K. K. Sharma, and R.
Silva

3 NANOCATALYSTS FOR THE SUZUKI COUPLING REACTIONS 51

Liane M. Rossi, Natalia J. S. Costa, Jones Limberger, and
Adriano L. Monteiro

4 SONOGASHIRA REACTIONS USING NANOCATALYSTS 89

Rafael Chinchilla and Carmen N´ajera

5 NANOCATALYSTS FOR HIYAMA, STILLE, KUMADA, AND NEGISHI
C-C COUPLING REACTIONS 133

Abhinandan Banerjee and Robert W. J. Scott

6 ARYL CARBON-HETEROATOM COUPLING REACTIONS USING
NANOMETAL CATALYST 189

Brindaban C. Ranu, Debasree Saha, Debasish Kundu, and Nirmalya
Mukherjee

7 NANOSTRUCTURED CATALYSTS FOR THE ALDOL, KNOEVENAGEL, AND HENRY
REACTIONS 221

T. Asefa, A. V. Biradar, S. Das, and R. Silva

8 NANOCATALYSTS FOR REARRANGEMENT REACTIONS 251

Joaqu´yn Garc´ya-A´lvarez, Sergio E.
Garc´ya-Garrido, and Victorio Cadierno

9 OXIDATION OF ALCOHOLS USING NANOCATALYSTS 287

Takato Mitsudome and Kiyotomi Kaneda

10 TUNING THE MORPHOLOGY OF METAL OXIDES FOR CATALYTIC
APPLICATIONS 333

Yong Li and Wenjie Shen

11 NANOCATALYSTS FOR HYDROGENATION REACTIONS 405

Radha Narayanan

12 HYDROGENOLYSIS REACTIONS USING NANOCATALYSTS 443

Aziz Fihri and Vivek Polshettiwar

13 NANOMATERIAL-BASED PHOTOCATALYSTS 469

Biswajit Mishra and Deepa Khushalani

14 NANOCATALYSTS FOR WATER SPLITTING 495

Xu Zong, Gaoqing Lu, and Lianzhou Wang

15 PROPERTIES OF NANOCATALYTIC MATERIALS FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES 561

Zhong He and Xianqin Wang

16 NANOCATALYSTS FOR BIOFUELS 595

Vitaliy Budarin, Peter S. Shuttleworth, Brigid Lanigan, and
James H. Clark

17 NANOMATERIAL-BASED BIOCATALYST 615

Jin Hyung Lee, Soo Youn Lee, Zhi-Kang Xu, and Jeong Ho
Chang

18 ROLE OF NANOCATALYSIS IN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY 643

Anirban Ghosh, K. S. Nagabhushana, Debabrata Rautaray, and Rajiv
Kumar

19 NANOCATALYSIS: ACTIVATION OF SMALL MOLECULES AND CONVERSION
INTO USEFUL FEEDSTOCK 679

Suresh Babu Kalidindi and Balaji R. Jagirdar

Index 713

Про автора

VIVEK POLSHETTIWAR, Ph D, is Reader heading the
Nanocatalysis Laboratory in the Department of Chemical Sciences at
the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. His research examines
advanced nanomaterials, catalysis, and green chemistry.

TEWODROS ASEFA, Ph D, is Associate Professor in the
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and the Department of
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at Rutgers University. Dr.
Asefa is also Interim Director of the Rutgers Catalysis Research
Center.