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Preface 1. Introduction to Shape-Selective Catalysis, Chunshan Song, Juan M. Garcs, and Yoshihuro Sugi GENERAL OVERVIEW 2. The Emergence of Shape-Selective Catalysis: Adventure, Basic Science, and Technology, Paul B. Weisz 3. Recent Advances in Shape-Selective Catalysis and Its Industrial Applications, Nai Y. Chen CATALYSIS OF ORGANIC REACTIONS 4. Organic Catalysis over Zeolites and Other Molecular Sieves: Shape-Selective Effects in Catalytic Transformations, Paul B. Venuto 5. Highly Efficient and Regioselective Cyclization Catalyzed by TS-1, Asim Bhaumik and Takashi Tatsumi 6. Oxidation of Alkanes Catalyzed by Different Octahedral Molecular Sieves, Guan-Guang Xia et al. METHANOL CONVERSION TO GASOLINE AND OLEFINS 7. The Methanol-to-Hydrocarbons Reaction: A Mechanistic Perspective, Clarence D. Chang 8. Highly Selective Synthesis of Light Olefins from Methanol Using Metal-Incorporated Silicoaluminophosphate Catalysts, Tomoyuki Inui 9. Role of Shape Selectivity in n-Heptane Cracking and Aromatization Reaction on Modified ZSM-5, T. S. R. Prasada Rao et al. 10. Shape Selectivity for Alkane Dehydrocyclization with Pt Silicalite Catalysts, Yuguo Wang et al. CONVERSION OF MONOCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS 11. MFI-Type Metallosilicates as Useful Tools to Clarify What Determines the Shape Selectivity of ZSM-5 Zeolites, T. Komatsu, J.-H. Kim, and T. Yashima 12. What Preferentially Determines the para Shape Selectivity: Diffusion of Molecules or External Surface Acidity, Miki Niwa, Takehisa Kunieda, and Jong-Ho Kim 13. Dispersion of Oxides on HZSM-5 and Threshold Effect on Shape-Selective Methylation of Toluene, Youchang Xie et al. 14. Direct Synthesis of para-Diethylbenzene over Modified HZSM-5 Zeolites, Wang Xiangsheng and Guo Hongchen 15. Enhanced para Selectivity in Alkylation and Isomerization Reactions over Silynated ZSM-5 Zeolite, B. S. Rao, R. A. Shaikh, and A. V. Ramaswamy 16. Interaction of P with HY Zeolite and Its Influence on Catalytic Transformation of Alkylbenzene, Huiping Tian et al. CONVERSION OF POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS 17. Recent Progress in Selective Catalytic Conversion of Polycyclic Hydrocarbons over Zeolite Catalysts, Chunshan Song 18. Influences of Bulkiness of Reagents in the Akylation of Biphenyl over H-Mordenite, K. Nakajima et al. 19. Encapsulated Products inside Pores of H-Mordenite in the Isopropylation of Biphenyl, K. Nakajima et al. 20. Modification of Mordenite Catalyst for Selective Synthesis of 2,6-Diisopropylnaphthalene by Alkylation, T. Matsuda, N. Takahashi, and E. Kikuchi 21. Isopropylation of Naphthalene over Solid Acid Catalysts, Makoto Toba et al. 22. Computational Analysis for Shape-Selective Alkylation of Naphthalene over Zeolite Catalysts, Chunshan Song, Xiaoliang Ma, and Harold H. Schobert 23. The Investigation on the Crystallinity of USY Zeolite during Hydrothermal Dealumination, Yuling Chen NEW CONCEPTS AND NEW CATALYTIC MATERIALS 24. Evidence for a New Type of Shape Selectivity of Monodimensional Molecular Sieves: Tunnel-Shape Selectivity, M. Guisnet, S. Morin, and N. S. Gnep 25. Shape-Selective Solid Acid Catalysts Based on Tungstophosphoric Acid Supported on Mesoporous Silica, Yong Wang et al. 26. Shape-Selective Catalytic Behavior of Pt-Porous Heteropoly Compounds in Skeletal Isomerization of n-Butane, Toshio Okuhara, Ryu-ichi Watanabe, and Yusuke Yoshinaga 27. A Proposed New Concept for Design of Sulfur-Resistant Noble Metal Catalysts Based on Shape-Selective Exclusion and Hydrogen Spillover, Chunshan Song Author Index Subject Index