Heterogeneous catalysis steady reaction analysis

Analysis of the simplest non-linear kinetic models (in particular, of kinetic models for heterogeneous catalysis). The aim is to select the simplest non-linear kinetic models to carry out the most complete investigation of their steady-state and relaxation characteristics. The obtained systems of typical relationships facilitates the interpretation of complex reactions, including simpler "typical units. 

Even from the very beginning it became clear that kinetic methods generally accepted in heterogeneous catalysis, which are based on the analysis of adsorption-desorption equilibria and surface reactions in the steady-state approximation, cannot be applied to the studies of heterogeneous-homogeneous processes. However, on the eve of 1980s no developed methodology applicable... 

In the discussion of the deactivation of active surfaces in Chapter 3, we made the point that the existence of deactivation changed an entire class of steady-state phenomena into unsteady-state phenomena. This is well illustrated by extending the analysis of diffusion and chemical reaction in heterogeneous catalysis to include deactivation. On a quantitative level a precise analysis can become intricate and difficult, so we will confine the presentation here to a more qualitative level (and it s tough enough at that). 

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