Experimental Methods in Catalytic Research

Experimental Methods in Catalytic Research, Volume I provides a useful account of procedures in various areas of catalytic research. This book describes the method and its fundamental principles, the apparatus used, the data obtained and their interpretation, and the account of the special problems related to catalytic research.
Organized into 11 chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the kinetic phenomena such as quantitative studies of reaction rate and factors influencing rate. This text then examines the general properties that are of major importance to catalysis since catalytic rates depend mainly on available active surface. Other chapters consider the detailed mechanism of any catalytic reaction, which include the electronic structure of the chemisorption bond. This book discusses as well several experimental methods developed to study surface reactions under highly idealized conditions. The final chapter deals with the phenomenon associated with the spin of an electron.
This book is a valuable resource for chemical engineers.

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List of Contributors
Preface

1. Kinetics of Catalytic Reactions
   I. Introduction
   II. Definition of Reaction Rate and Selectivity
   III. Types of Small Experimental Reactors
   IV. Some Details of Small Reactor Systems
   V. Notes on Catalytic Kinetics Experiments
   References
2. Determination of Surface Area and Pore Structure of Catalysts
   I. Introduction
   II. Physical Adsorption Methods
   III. Mercury Intrusion Methods
   IV. Chemisorption Methods
   V. X-Ray Methods
   VI. Microscopic Methods
   VII. Radioactive Isotope Methods
   VIII. Flow Rate and Diffusion Methods
   IX. Miscellaneous Methods
   X. Comparison of Methods
   XI. Molecular Size Pore Materials
   List of Symbols
   References
3. Surface Potentials
   I. General Principles
   II. Principles of Measurement of Work Functions and the Surface Potential .
   III. Experimental Methods
   IV. Applications to Catalytic Problems
   References
4. Field Electron and Field Ion Emission Microscopy
   I. Introduction
   II. Field Emission Microscopy
   III. Field Ion Microscopy
   IV. Summary
   V. Appendix
   References
5. Chemisorption in Ultrahigh Vacuum Systems
   I. Introduction
   II. Flash Desorption Spectrometry
   III. Evaporated Films
   IV. Concluding Remarks
   References
6. Low Energy Electron Diffraction
   I. Introduction
   II. Apparatus
   III. The Clean Surface
   IV. Applications to the Study of Surface Reactions
   References
7. Measurements of Semiconductivity, Photoconductivity, and Associated Properties of Catalysts
   I. Electrical Conductivity
   II. Photocatalytic Phenomena and Measurements of Photoconductivity
   III. Thermal Glow Curves
   IV. Hall Coefficient Measurements
   V. Photoelectromagnetic Effect
   VI. Thermoelectric Phenomena: Seebeck Effect
   VII. Summary
   References
8. Spectra of Adsorbed Species
   I. Introduction
   II. Vibrational Spectra
   III. Electronic Spectra
   References
9. Measurement of Acidity of Surfaces
   I. Introduction
   II. Aqueous Methods
   III. Nonaqueous Liquid Phase Methods
   IV. Adsorption from the Gas Phase
   V. Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange Reactions
   VI. Indicator Reactions
   VII. Optical Spectroscopy
   VIII. Newer, Less Commonly Applied Methods
   IX. Summary
   References
10. Conventional Magnetic Methods in Catalysis
    I. Forms of Magnetism
    II. Force Produced by Magnetism
    III. Techniques
    IV. Applications
    V. Conclusions
    List of Symbols
    References
11. Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy
    I. Introduction
    II. Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy
    III. Resonance in Solids
    IV. Anisotropic Effects
    V. Applications to Catalysis
    VI. Summary
    References
    Author Index
    Subject Index