preface to the reissue of the materials characterization series
preface to series
preface to the reissue of characterization of catalytic materials
preface
contributors
bulk metals and alloys
  1.1  introduction
  the role of metals and alloys in catalysis
  1.2  preparation of bulk alloy or bimetallic catalysts
  1.3  bulk metal characterization methods
  bulk chemical analysis  4,  determination of crystal
  structure  5,  morphology and microstructure  6,  quantification
  of surface area  8,  surface composition  9,  gas-surface
  interactions  11,  surface structure of single crystals and metal films
  1.4  surface composition-structure and catalysis relationship
supported metals
  2.1  introduction
  characteristics of supported metals  18,  conditions
  of characterization of supported metals
  2.2  typical approaches to metals characterization
  chemisorption  19,  methods of measuring chemisorption
  2.3  reaction studies of supported metals
  2.4  x-ray diffraction and scattering methods
  particle sizes from line-broadening  27,  small-angle x-ray scattering
  2.5  electron microscopy
  2.6  x-ray absorption spectroscopy
  preparation for measurements  32,  interpretation of
  information  32,  strengths and weaknesses of xas
  2.7  massbauer spectroscopy
  2.8  photoelectron/photoemission spectroscopy
  2.9  magnetic methods
  2.10  summary
bulk metal oxides
  3.1  introduction
  oxides as catalysts  47,  mechanistic features of oxide catalyzed reactions
  3.2  synthesis methods
  3.3  properties of oxides and their relation to catalytic behavior  51
  determination of bulk structure  51,  bulk composition  57,  metal oxidation
  state and local structural environment  57,  characterization by electron
  microscopy  60,  surface characterization using molecular probes  61,
  surface characterization using spectroscopic analyses  63,  reducibility
  and oxide ion mobility  64,  magnetic and electronic properties 65
  3.4  summary
supported metal oxides
  4.1  introduction
  4.2  synthesis methods
  4.3  characterization
  structure of the supported metal oxide phase  71,  surface coverage
  of the supported metal oxide phase  73,  oxidation states and local
  structural environments of supported metal oxide phases  75,  morphology
  of the supported metal oxide phase  77,  surface chemistry of
  supported metal oxides  77,  characterization summary
  4.4  impregnating solution chemistry
  4.5  supported metal oxide catalysts under ambient conditions
  4.6  supported metal oxide catalysts under in situ conditions
  4.7  catalysis and structure-reactivity relationship
  4.8  summary
  5.1  introduction
  5.2  preparation of bulk tms catalysts
  binary sulfides  90,  mixed metal sulfides
  5.3  bulk characterization
  structures of tms and stable catalytic phases  92,  morphology, particle size,
  and surface area  94,  metal oxidation state and structural environment
  5.4  surface composition
  chemisorption and mole