Kernprinzipien verständlich präsentiert - die lang erwartete 2. Auflage dieser Einführung in die Grundlagen der heterogenen Katalyse wurde vollständig überarbeitet und aktualisiert.

Professor Sir John Meurig Thomas, FRS, FREng, Former Head of Physical Chemistry , University of Cambridge, is one of the most renowned researcher in the field of heterogeneous catalysis and solid state chemistry. He has been awarded the Davy Medal, the Messel Gold Medal, the Willard Gibbs Gold Medal, U.S. Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award, the Linus Pauling Gold Medal and many others. He is the author of over a thousand research papers on the materials and surface chemistry of solids, and over 100 review articles on science, education and cultural issues and the co-author of 30 patents.

W. John Thomas, FR Eng, is Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering at the University of Bath.