Catalysis in Bimetallic Systems

In the wider field of heterogeneous catalysis, very much use has been made of catalysts containing two or more metals. Some of these have achieved 

For a further discussion of the structure and properties of bimetallic systems, see Sections 2.6 and 3.2.3 for the preparation of bimetallic catalysts, see Section 4.6 and for the mechanisms by which they work in oxidations, see Section 8.2.2. Most textbooks of physical chemistry have sections on adsorption and catalysis, but they frequently focus on studies made under ultra-high vacuum conditions with single crystal surfaces. While this work produces beautiful pictures, it has limited relevance to the more mundane world of practical catalysis. Other introductory treatments of about the level of this chapter, or slightly more advanced, are available,5,7,11 as are deeper discussions of the kinetics of catalysed reactions.12 14 Industrial processes using catalysts have also been described in detail.15,16 

Catalysis by Metals, Academic Press, London, 1962. 

Ponec and G.C. Bond, Catalysis by Metals and Alloys, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1996. 

Metal-Catalysed Reactions of Hydrocarbons, Springer, New York, 2005. 

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