Catalysis is a major factor in industrial research, process selection, plant design, and plant operation. The success of the chemical chemistry is based largely on catalyst technology. The discovery of new catalysts and their application have historically led to major innovations in chemical processing. This book provides information pertinent to industrial catalysis, which is influenced by science, business, economic, markets, and politics.
Dr. Juan Carlos Serrano-Ruiz, graduated in Chemistry (University of Granada, Spain, 2001) and PhD in Catalysis and Materials Science (University of Alicante, Spain, 2006). In 2007 he moved to Madrid to for a post-doc position at the Spanish National Council of Research (CSIC) and in 2008 he was awarded a 2 years Fulbright-MEC fellowship to conduct studies on catalytic biomass conversion to fuels and chemicals in Professor James Dumesic’s research group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA). Dr. Serrano-Ruiz is co-author of about 60 papers in SCI journals including one in Science (considered one of the 30 biggest chemical breakthroughs of the year according to Chemistry World), 5 book chapters, and a good number of high-impact reviews (Energy and Environmental Science, Chemical Society Reviews, Annual Reviews) on catalytic biomass conversion. Dr. Juan Carlos Serrano has an h index of 25 and accumulates nearly 3000 citations (90 % of them within the last 5 years). Since 2012, he works as a Senior Researcher at Abengoa Research, the R&D branch of the multinational company Abengoa developing technologies for advanced biofuels production via catalytic conversion of biomass, among other projects.
