Kinetics and Mechanisms of Selected Reactions over Hydroxyapatite‐Based Catalysts

Hydroxyapatite (HA) has been extensively investigated and used in the field of biomaterials, while its application is more recently extended to the catalysis. Large number of catalytic processes are currently exploring the unique structural and chemical features of HA. The existence of diverse pair set of Ca 2+ ions results in exclusive catalytic features and provides scope for metal replacement and enables characteristic tuning according to the targeted catalytic application. This chapter explains the kinetics and mechanisms of selected reactions on HA-based catalysts. Oxidative coupling of methane, partial oxidation of methane, acetone to methyl isobutyl ketone, and ethanol coupling reaction are the major reactions considered for this chapter.