Written by one of the international leading experts, this advanced textbook is the perfect introduction for this exciting field. Focussing on key aspects like kinetics, reaction mechanism and surface reactivity, it gives the reader a concise and clear introduction to the exciting field of heterogeneous catalysis. Covering topics like different catalytic systems, catalysis by design, activation-deactivation and many more, all essentiell information is given. A website with supplementary material offers additional figures and references to the reader.