The local reaction environment of catalytic active sites can be manipulated to modify the
kinetics and thermodynamic properties of heterogeneous catalysis. Because of the unique …

Heterogeneous catalysts undergo thermal-and/or adsorbate-induced dynamic changes
under reaction conditions, which consequently modify their catalytic behavior. Hence, it is …

Resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS) is a powerful technique that combines
spectroscopy and inelastic scattering to probe the electronic structure of materials. RIXS is …

Starting from the late seventies, the progressively increased availability of synchrotron light
sources allowed the execution of experiments requiring a high X-ray flux in a continuous …

Zeolites are among the most environmentally friendly materials produced industrially at the
Megaton scale. They find numerous commercial applications, particularly in catalysis …

In the typical NH3–SCR temperature range (100–500° C), ammonia is one of the main
adsorbed species on acidic sites of Cu-SSZ-13 catalyst. Therefore, the study of adsorbed …

Capturing the evolving geometric and electronic structure in the course of a chemical
reaction or biological process is the principal aim of time-resolved X-ray spectroscopies …

In this perspective, the HERFD-XANES (high energy resolution fluorescence detected X-ray
absorption near edge structure) and Kβ2, 5-or V2C-XES (valence-to-core X-ray emission …

Tetrahedral Sn built into microporous silica frameworks such as zeolites and structured
mesoporous silica can be used as heterogeneous Lewis acid catalysts. These materials …

An in-depth understanding of the active site requires advanced operando techniques and
the preparation of defined catalysts. We elucidate here the mechanism of the selective …