Synthesis of hierarchical porous silicas with a controlled pore size distribution at various length scales

MO Coppens, J Sun, T Maschmeyer - Catalysis Today, 2001 - Elsevier
Hierarchically structured porous materials are of great interest to catalysis, where an
accurately controlled pore texture at different length scales can help to reduce or otherwise …

Correlative Laboratory Nano‐CT and 360 Electron Tomography of Macropore Structures in Hierarchical Zeolites

B Apeleo Zubiri, J Wirth, D Drobek… - Advanced Materials …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Hierarchical pore structures exhibit morphological features on several length scales, which
govern important materials properties in catalysis, such as catalytic activity, diffusivity or …

Exploring the origins of crystallisation kinetics in hierarchical materials using in situ X-ray diffraction and pair distribution function analysis

ME Potter, ME Light, DJM Irving, AE Oakley… - Physical Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The discovery of novel catalytic materials is predicated on understanding contemporary
synthetic processes. With this fundamental knowledge in place it becomes possible to …

Progress in electron tomography to assess the 3D nanostructure of catalysts

J Zečević, KP de Jong, PE de Jongh - Current Opinion in Solid State and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The activity, selectivity and stability of solid catalysts depend critically on the details of their
structure at all relevant length scales. Electron tomography (or 3D-TEM) has emerged as a …

Advanced X-ray absorption and emission spectroscopy: in situ catalytic studies

J Singh, C Lamberti, JA van Bokhoven - Chemical Society Reviews, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Knowledge of the structure of catalysts is essential to understand their behavior, which
further facilitates development of an active, selective, and stable catalyst. Determining the …

Prototyping of catalyst pore-systems by a combined synthetic, analytical and computational approach: Application to mesoporous TiO2

V Novák, E Ortel, B Winter, B Butz, B Paul… - Chemical Engineering …, 2014 - Elsevier
During the last decade, quantum-chemical calculations of surface reactions have become
well established for the design of catalytic sites. However, the corresponding methods …

QEXAFS in catalysis research: principles, data analysis, and applications

AI Frenkel, S Khalid, JC Hanson… - … situ Characterization of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter reviews the latest developments in quick extended X‐ray absorption fine
structure (QEXAFS) technique and its applications to catalysis. The first section of the …

Shedding light on electrodeposition dynamics tracked in situ via soft X-ray coherent diffraction imaging

G Kourousias, B Bozzini, A Gianoncelli, MWM Jones… - Nano Research, 2016 - Springer
The in situ physicochemical analysis of nanostructured functional materials is crucial for
advances in their design and production. X-ray coherent diffraction imaging (CDI) methods …

Imaging catalysts at work: a hierarchical approach from the macro‐to the meso‐and nano‐scale

JD Grunwaldt, JB Wagner… - ChemCatChem, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This review highlights the importance of developing multi‐scale characterisation techniques
for analysing operating catalysts in their working environment. We emphasise that a …

Unconventional pathways for designing silica-supported Pt and Pd catalysts with hierarchical porosity

AF Sierra-Salazar, A Ayral, T Chave, V Hulea… - Studies in Surface …, 2019 - Elsevier
Catalysis as a pillar of green chemistry is called on to improve the performance of the current
chemical processes and to develop new and sustainable processes and products. In order …