Short description Superbly organized and of great pedagogic value, this third edition includes significant advances and case studies, fully updated using new examples and literature. With the focus on practical use, each chapter presents current applications to illustrate the relevant technique.
From the contents INTRODUCTION Heterogeneous Catalysis The Aim of Catalyst Characterization Spectroscopic Techniques Research Strategies TEMPERATURE-PROGRAMMED TECHNIQUES Introduction Temperature-Programmed Reduction Temperature-Programmed Sulfidation Temperature-Programmed Reaction Spectroscopy Temperature-Programmed Desorption Temperature-Programmed Reaction Spectroscopy in UHV PHOTOEMISSION AND AUGER SPECTROSCOPY Introduction X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy (UPS) Auger Electron Spectroscopy THE ION SPECTROSCOPIES Introduction Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) Secondary Neutral Mass Spectrometry (SNMS) Ion Scattering: The Collision Process Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS) Low-Energy Ion Scattering (LEIS) MOESSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY Introduction The Moessbauer Effect Moessbauer Spectroscopy Moessbauer Spectroscopy in Catalyst Characterization DIFFRACTION AND EXTENDED X-RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE (EXAFS) Introduction X-Ray Diffraction Low-Energy Electron Diffraction (LEED) X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure (XAFS) MICROSCOPY AND IMAGING Introduction Electron Microscopy Field Emission Microscopy and Ion Microscopy Scanning Probe Microscopy: AFM and STM Other Imaging Techniques VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY Introduction Theory of Molecular Vibrations Infrared Spectroscopy Sum-Frequency Generation Raman Spectroscopy Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (EELS) CASE STUDIES IN CATALYST CHARACTERIZATION Introduction Supported Rhodium Catalysts Alkali Promoters on Metal Surfaces Cobalt-Molybdenum Sulfide Hydrodesulfurization Catalysts Chromium Polymerization Catalysts
