Surface Phenomena & Heterogeneous Catalysis

This book summarizes years of teaching of surface phenomena and heterogeneous catalysis to students of the first phase of the Chemical process engineering and petrochemistry at the University of El-Oued, southeastern of Algeria, according to the program of the Algerian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. In this manuscript, four chapters: Surface tension, Adsorption, Hysteresis phenomenon and Generalities about catalysis and catalysts (methods of synthesis and characterization), finally a Serie of exercises.