Heterogeneous Kinetics: Theory of Ziegler-Natta-Kaminsky Polymerization (Springer Series in Chemical Physics)

This book, aimed at academic and industrial scientists, presents the most advanced theory and methods of chemical kinetics. The theory is explained on the basis of the author's historical and logical view of traditional kinetics, beginning with van't Hoff and S. Arrhenius and progressing to the work of H. Eyring, E. Wigner and J. Horiuti. The theory has been applied to the understanding of Ziegler-Natta-Kaminsky catalysis, the results being supported by the author's own experimental studies. Organic chemists interested in finding new active catalysts will learn from this text how to understand the fundamental and practical kinetic method as relevant for catalyst research in industry and universities.