Written by an excellent, highly experienced, and motivated team of lecturers, this textbook is based on one of the most successful courses in catalysis and has been tried and tested by generations of graduate and PhD students. It covers all essential aspects of this important topic, including homogeneous, heterogeneous, and biocatalysis, as well as kinetics, catalyst characterization and preparation, and reactor design and engineering. This is the perfect source of information for graduate and PhD students in chemistry and chemical engineering, as well as for scientists wanting to refresh their knowledge.