Specific scientific merit and a wealth of information make the book extremely valuable, like other volumes in the series.

(from preface)
A significant part of the effort in catalysis research is based on an understanding that a more complete knowledge of the nature and behavior of reactive intermediates or chemisorbed complexes will enable us to produce better catalysts for industrial processes. The supporting cash flow is certainly based on this assumption. This volume of Advances in Catalysis presents thoroughly written accounts of four different sectors of this effort.