Evolution of Hierarchically Porous Nickel Alumina Catalysts Studied by X‐Ray Ptychography

S Weber, A Diaz, M Holler, A Schropp… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The synthesis of hierarchically porous materials usually requires complex experimental
procedures, often based around extensive trial and error approaches. One common …

[PDF][PDF] A versatile nanoreactor for complementary in situ X-ray and electron microscopy studies in catalysis and materials science

Y Fam, TL Sheppard, J Becher… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.iucr.org
Two in situnanoreactors' for high-resolution imaging of catalysts have been designed and
applied at the hard X-ray nanoprobe endstation at beamline P06 of the PETRA III …

Mapping the pore architecture of structured catalyst monoliths from nanometer to centimeter scale with electron and X-ray tomographies

J Becher, TL Sheppard, Y Fam, S Baier… - The Journal of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The hierarchical pore systems of Pt/Al2O3 exhaust gas aftertreatment catalysts were
analyzed with a collection of correlative imaging techniques to monitor changes induced by …

4D Imaging of ZnO-Coated Nanoporous Al2O3 Aerogels by Chemically Sensitive Ptychographic Tomography: Implications for Designer Catalysts

H Yuan, H Yuan, T Casagrande… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The 3D chemical structure (4D spectromicroscopy) of nanoporous Al2O3 aerogels coated
with ZnO by atomic layer deposition (ALD) was studied by multienergy scanning …

Correlative Multiscale 3D Imaging of a Hierarchical Nanoporous Gold Catalyst by Electron, Ion and X‐ray Nanotomography

Y Fam, TL Sheppard, A Diaz, T Scherer… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Tomographic imaging of catalysts allows non‐invasive investigation of structural features
and chemical properties by combining large fields of view, high spatial resolution, and the …

In Situ Ptychography of Heterogeneous Catalysts using Hard X-Rays: High Resolution Imaging at Ambient Pressure and Elevated Temperature

S Baier, CD Damsgaard, M Scholz… - Microscopy and …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
A new closed cell is presented for in situ X-ray ptychography which allows studies under gas
flow and at elevated temperature. In order to gain complementary information by …

Four-dimensional imaging of ZnO-coated alumina aerogels by scanning transmission X-ray microscopy and ptychographic tomography

J Wu, X Zhu, DA Shapiro, JRI Lee… - The Journal of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Functional porous materials are of increasing importance in energy conversion and
catalysis. Improved analysis is needed to guide optimization. Four-dimensional (4D) …

New Dimensions in Catalysis Research with Hard X‐Ray Tomography

S Das, R Pashminehazar, S Sharma… - Chemie Ingenieur …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The structure and function of solid catalysts are inseparably linked at length scales from nm
to cm and beyond. Hard X‐ray tomography offers unique potential for spatially‐resolved …

Sparse ab initio x-ray transmission spectrotomography for nanoscopic compositional analysis of functional materials

Z Gao, M Odstrcil, S Böcklein, D Palagin, M Holler… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The performance of functional materials is either driven or limited by nanoscopic
heterogeneities distributed throughout the material's volume. To better our understanding of …

Assessment of the 3 D Pore Structure and Individual Components of Preshaped Catalyst Bodies by X‐Ray Imaging

JC Da Silva, K Mader, M Holler, D Haberthür… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Porosity in catalyst particles is essential because it enables reactants to reach the active
sites and it enables products to leave the catalyst. The engineering of composite‐particle …