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		Heterogeneous catalysis - a surface phenomenon I Arpad Molnar, Hungary Topics The phenomenon of catalysis; classification. Transition state models for homogeneous and heterogeneous catalytic processes. Elementary steps in heterogeneous catalytic reactions. Kinetic treatments: the Langmuir-Hinshelwood and Eley-Rideal mechanisms. Surface as the basis for heterogeneous catalysis: model for a real surface. Structure sensitive and structure insensitive transformations. Homogenous model for the interpretation of heterogeneous catalytic reactions. Catalyst characterization techniques: characterization of real catalysts, chemisorption techniques to measure active sites.