Spectroscopy in Catalysis: An Introduction - Hardcover

Niemantsverdriet, J. W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3527285938 ISBN 13: 9783527285938

Publisher: Wiley VCH, 1993

Synopsis

Both textbook and monograph, ′Spectroscopy in Catalysis′ describes the most important modern analytical techniques used to investigate catalysts or related systems, such as thin films and single crystals that are used to model catalytic surfaces. These techniques include electron spectroscopies (XPS, UPS, AES, EELS), ion spectroscopies (SIMS, SNMS, RBS, LEIS), vibrational spectroscopies (infrared and Raman spectroscopy, EELS), mass spectroscopic and temperature programmed techniques (TPR, TPO, TDS), diffraction (XRD, LEED, EXAFS), and microscopy (TEM, SEM, STEM, STM, AFM, FEM and FIM).
Like a monograph, it covers recent research. Like a textbook, it offers numerous graphics to explain the basics of each spectroscopic technique. Each chapter provides current applications to illustrate the type of information that the technique provides and evaluates the possibilities and limitations of the technique.

′This is a truly valuable book ... particularly attractive for students starting their research in catalysis ... has a superb pedagogic value.′ Journal of Catalysis

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Review

′This is a truly valuable book ... very useful for industrial practitioners who need to be aware of the type of information that can be obtained from modern surface spectroscopies .... The book has a superb pedagogic value...′
Journal of Catalysis

′The author has achieved the clarity of presentation without resorting to unnecessary simplifications. The drawings are very instructive and the examples are very well chosen . ... I am convinced that it will soon become an indispensable companion for everybody interested in the studies of catalysis.′
Newsletter of the European Federation of the Catalysis Societies

′... this is an excellent text on spectroscopies in catalysis and I highly recommend it for ... introductory courses on heterogeneous catalysis or as a general introductory monograph.′
Journal of the American Chemical Society

′This admirable and beautifully organized book ... should prove invaluable to generations of graduate students and others embarking on a serious study of solid catalysts.′
Advanced Materials

′Niemantsverdriet′s book enriches the scientific literature. A description of surface spectroscopy with textbook character was not previously available.′
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This third edition includes significant new developments and case studies,with all the chapters updated by way of recent examples and relevant new literature. For students and for everyone who wants a digestible introduction to catalyst characterization.
Superbly organized and of great pedagogic value, "Spectroscopy in Catalysis" describes the most important modern analytical techniques used to investigate catalytic surfaces. These include electron, ion, and vibrational spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, temperature–programmed techniques, diffraction, and microscopy. With the focus on practical use, rather than theory, each chapter presents current applications to illustrate the type of information that the technique provides and evaluates its possibilities and limitations, allowing selection of the best catalyst and the correct technique to solve a given problem.

From reviews of the previous editions:

This is a truly valuable book...very useful for industrial practitioners who need to be aware of the type of information that can be obtained from modern surface spectroscopies...The book has a superb pedagogic value..." (Journal of Catalysis)

"...this is an excellent text on spectroscopies in catalysis and I highly recommend it for...introductory courses on heterogeneous catalysis or as a general introductory monograph." (Journal of the American Chemical Society)

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley VCH
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 3527285938
• ISBN 13: 9783527285938
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 297