Probing the surfaces of heterogeneous catalysts by in situ IR spectroscopy

C Lamberti, A Zecchina, E Groppo… - Chemical Society …, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
This critical review describes the reactivity of heterogeneous catalysts from the point of view
of four simple, but essential for Chemistry, molecules (namely dihydrogen, carbon …

Carbon monoxide MgO from dispersed solids to single crystals: a review and new advances

G Spoto, EN Gribov, G Ricchiardi, A Damin… - Progress in surface …, 2004 - Elsevier
In this review we describe 30 years of research on the surface properties of magnesium
oxide, considered as the model prototype oxide of cubic structure. The surface properties of …

Synthesis of flower-like NiO and effects of morphology on its catalytic properties

B Zhao, XK Ke, JH Bao, CL Wang, L Dong… - The Journal of …, 2009 - ACS Publications
NiO with novel flower-like morphology was prepared by using a two-step, template-and
surfactant-free, environmentally friendly method. Flower-like NiO was composed of many …

Low-dimensional systems investigated by x-ray absorption spectroscopy: a selection of 2D, 1D and 0D cases

L Mino, G Agostini, E Borfecchia… - Journal of Physics D …, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
Over the last three decades low-dimensional systems have attracted increasing interest both
from the fundamental and technological points of view due to their unique physical and …

Oxide catalysts for ammonia oxidation in nitric acid production: properties and perspectives

VA Sadykov, LA Isupova, IA Zolotarskii… - Applied Catalysis A …, 2000 - Elsevier
This paper generalizes the results of long-term efforts aimed at research and development of
industrial oxide catalysts for ammonia oxidation in the nitric acid production within two-bed …

Surface acidity and basicity: General concepts

A Zecchina, C Lamberti, S Bordiga - Catalysis Today, 1998 - Elsevier
A very general definition of acids and basis, following both Brønsted and Lewis theories, is
the starting point to introduce the concept of the acid and basic strength of surface sites. The …

Surface structures of oxides and halides and their relationships to catalytic properties

A Zecchina, D Scarano, S Bordiga, G Spoto… - 2001 - Elsevier
In this review, the relationships between structure, morphology, and surface reac-tivity of
microcrystals of oxides and halides are assessed. The investigated systems we discuss …

FTIR study of the interaction of CO with pure and silica-supported copper (I) oxide

D Scarano, S Bordiga, C Lamberti, G Spoto… - Surface science, 1998 - Elsevier
A comparative FTIR spectroscopic study of CO adsorption on Cu2O and on silica-supported
Cu2O microcrystals has been carried out in order to investigate the relations between the IR …

Surface structures and defect properties of pure and doped La2NiO4

MSD Read, MS Islam, GW Watson… - Journal of Materials …, 2001 - pubs.rsc.org
Computer modelling techniques are used to investigate the surface properties and defect
chemistry of the La2NiO4 material. Relaxed surface structures and energies are calculated …

Mono-, di-, and tricarbonylic species in copper (I)-exchanged zeolite ZSM-5: comparison with homogeneous copper (I) carbonylic structures

A Zecchina, S Bordiga, GT Palomino… - The Journal of …, 1999 - ACS Publications
The structural and spectroscopic similarities between homogeneous and heterogeneous
[CuI (CO) n]+ A-(n= 1− 3; A-=[AsF6]-or zeolite anion Z-) carbonyls are evidenced and …