Spectroscopy in Catalysis: An Introduction - Softcover

Niemantsverdriet, J. W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3527287264 ISBN 13: 9783527287260

Publisher: Wiley VCH, 1995

Synopsis

This text presents an introduction to the most important analytical techniques that are presently used in catalysis and in catalytic surface chemistry. The aim of this book is to provide a grounding in the type of information that spectroscopic techniques provide about questions concerning catalysts or concerning catalytic phenomena, in routine or more advanced applications. The book also introduces microscopy, diffraction and temperature-programmed reaction methods, as these are important tools in the chracterization of catalysts. Applications have been limited to metals, oxides, sulfides and matal single crystals. A chapter on case studies highlights a few important catalyst systems and illustrates how powerful combinations of techniques are. An appendix on the surface theory of metals and on chemical bonding at surfaces is included to provide better insights into the results of photoemission, vibrational spectroscopy and thermal desorption.

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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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From the Back Cover

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: 1995
• ISBN 10: 3527287264
• ISBN 13: 9783527287260
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 297