Electron microscopy in heterogeneous catalysis. (©2003)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: P.L. Gai, E.D. Boyes.
• Other Names: Gai, Pratibha L, 1948-; Boyes, E. D (Edward D.)
• Contents: Preface and Acknowledgements; ; AN INTRODUCTION TO HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS AND CATALYST STRUCTURES; Science and technology of catalysis; Fundamental principles of catalysis: some basic definitions; Electronic configurations and quantum theory; Chemical bonding; Thermodynamic definitions relevant to catalysis and the role of electron microscopy; Structure and chemistry of carbons and hydrocarbons; Catalysis and band theory; Some important structures of solid catalysts; Carbons as supports in catalysis and new forms of carbons with atomic scale building blocks; Oxides and nonstoichiometry in catalysis and the unique role of electron microscopy; Catalysis by oxides; Extended defects and crystallographic shear; ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND DIFFRACTION IN HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS; Background; Imaging in the TEM; Surface profiling in HRTEM; Chemical composition analysis of catalysts in the EM; Electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS); Convergent beam electron diffraction (CBED); The development of in situ environmental TM (ETEM) under controlled reaction environments to probe catalysis at the atomic level; Novel wet-ETEM development for nanoscale studies of liquid-catalyst reactions at operating temperatures; Scanning EM (SEM), cathodoluminescence in catalysis and environmental SEM (ESEM); Scanning transmission EM (STEM)-recent advances; Image processing; Other developments; Parallel chemical studies and correlations with the catalyst microstructure; ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY STUDIES OF CATALYSIS BY OXIDES; Single and mixed metal oxide systems: Redox pathways and anion deficiency; Single metal oxide catalysts: MoO3; In situ direct observations of surface defect structures in catalysts under controlled reducing environments and methods for defect analysis; Shear domains and crystallographic shear (CS) planes in catalytic reduction; Electron microscopy and defect thermodynamics: a new understanding of oxidation catalysis; The role of defects in catalytic reactions; Multi-component (practical) oxide catalysts; Iron molybdates in methanol oxidation reactions; Vanadium phosphate (V-P-O) catalysts for butane oxidation technology: the elucidation of active sites by in situ electron microscopy; Examples of other mixed metal oxide systems; Electronic structure of crystallites and dopant distributions by cathodoluminescence electron microscopy; Zirconia (ZrO2)-based solid-acid catalysts and ceria (CeO2) systems; The key role of electron microscopy in the discovery of novel reaction mechanisms in selective oxidation catalysis; Stable silica-based ceramic oxide supports for catalysts: some recent developments; ; CATALYSIS BY ZEOLITES AND MOLECULAR SIEVES; Structures, acidity, and uses of zeolites; Silicalites and aluminophosphates; Determining three-dimensional structures by ED and HRTEM: MALPO solid acid catalysts; ; CATALYSIS BY SUPPORTED METAL PARTICLES; Recent developments; Facile versus structure-sensitive reactions; Preparation and characterization of model and practical metallic catalysts; Catalytic mechanisms on supported metals; Experimental studies by electron microscopy; Small particles in HRTEM; Experimental and theoretical developments in small metal particle catalysis using electron microscopy; Structure of small metal particles; EM studies of chemical interactions at metal-support interfaces; Metal-support interactions; In situ ETEM studies of metal-irreducible ceramic support interactions; Methanol synthesis and oxidation reactions; Monometallic nanocatalyst systems: copper nanocatalysts supported on silica (Cu/SiO2); Bimetallic or alloy systems: atomic structure and composition; Fischer-Tropsch and Ziegler Nutta catalysis; ; ENVIRONMENTAL CATALYSIS AND CATALYST DESIGN; Perovskite-based catalysts for environmental pollution control: the role of electron microscopy; High temperature superconducting cuprates (HTSC) as catalysts; Hydrodesulfurization (HDS) catalysis; Nanocatalysts in emission control, steam reforming, photocatalysis, and fuel cell catalysis; Nanocatalysts for alternatives to chlorofluorocarbons (CFC); Concluding remarks; ; References; Index
• Publisher Details: Bristol Philadelphia : IoP, Institute of Physics Pub
• Publication Date: 2003
• Copyright Date: 2003
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 233 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 541.395; Heterogeneous catalysis; Electron microscopy; SCIENCE -- Chemistry -- Physical & Theoretical; Electron microscopy; Heterogeneous catalysis; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420034417; 1420034413
• Related ISBNs: 9780750308090; 0750308095
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-229) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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