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The appearance of this volume seems especially timely in view of the increasing application of catalysis to the problems of organic chemistry. The broad scope of the work is indicated by the chapter headings: Introduction; catalysis; catalytic decomposition of alcohols; oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes and acids; reactions involved in the synthesis of hydrocarbons and alcohols from water gas; oxidation of methanol to formaldehyde; oxidation of gaseous paraffin hydrocarbons; oxidation and hydration of olefins and acetylene; oxidation of petroleum oils; production of hydrogen from methane; surface combustion; the cause and suppression of knocking in internal combustion engines; oxidation of benzene and its derivatives; oxidation of naphthalene; oxidation of anthracene and miscellaneous polynuclear compounds; apparatus. In the preface the authors state that they believe it best "to consider the facts regarding both the developed and undeveloped processes and to review these

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