Spectroscopy in Catalysis: An Introduction

Describes the most important modern analytical techniques used to investigate catalytic surfaces. These techniques include electron spectroscopy (XPS, UPS, AES, EELS), ion spectroscopy (SIMS, SNMS, RBS, LEIS), vibrational spectroscopy (infrared, Raman, EELS, sum frequency generation), temperature-programmed techniques (TPR, TPO, TDS), diffraction (XRD, LEED, EXAFS), and microscopy (TEM, SEM, STEM, STM, PEEM, AFM, FEM, and FIM). Each chapter provides applications to illustrate the type of information that the technique provides and evaluates the possibilities and limitations of the technique. A concise appendix describes the most relevant aspects of the theory of surfaces and of chemisorption. The second edition includes significant new developments, including revised chapters on scanning, probe microscopies, imaging and vibrational techniques. The case studies have been expanded with an example on polymerization catalysts, and all the other chapters updated with recent examples and relevant new literature.

Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION Heterogeneous Catalysis Aim of Catalysis Characterization Spectroscopic Techniques Research Strategies TEMPERATURE PROGRAMMED TECHNIQUES Temperature Programmed Reduction Sulfidation and Reaction Spectroscopy Thermal Desorption Spectroscopy PHOTOEMISSION AND AUGER SPECTROSCOPY X--Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy Auger Electron Spectroscopy ION SPECTROSCOPIES Secondary Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometry Rutherford Backscattering and Low Energy Ion Spectroscopy MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY DIFFRACTION AND EXAFS X--Ray Diffraction Low Energy Electron Diffraction and Extended X--Ray Absorption Fine Structure MICROSCOPY AND RELATED TECHNIQUES Electron Microscopy Scanning Probe Microscopy Field Emission and Ion Microscopy VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPIES Infrared, Raman and Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy Case Studies in Catalyst Characterization

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