Zeolite Characterization and Catalysis

Written in a tutorial style, this survey deals with topics including catalysis in the chemical industry; the reactions of C1 building blocks and their characterization by X-ray diffraction; infra-red spectroscopy; electron microscopy; and diffusivity methods.

The idea for putting together a tutorial on zeolites came originally from my co-editor, Eric Derouane, about 5 years ago. I ?rst met Eric in the mid-1980s when he spent 2 years working for Mobil R&D at our then Corporate lab at Princeton, NJ. He was on the senior technical staff with projects in the synthesis and characterization of new materials. At that time, I managed a group at our Paulsboro lab that was responsible for catalyst characterization in support of our catalyst and process development efforts, and also had a substantial group working on new material synthesis. Hence, our interests overlapped considerably and we met regularly. After Eric moved back to Namur (initially), we maintained contact, and in the 1990s, we met a number of times in Europe on projects of joint interest. It was after I retired from ExxonMobil in 2002 that we began to discuss the tutorial concept seriously. Eric had (semi-)retired and lived on the Algarve, the southern coast of Portugal. In January 2003, my wife and I spent 3 weeks outside of Lagos, and I worked parts of most days with Eric on the proposed content of the book. We decided on a comprehensive approach that ultimately amounted to some 20+ chapters covering all of zeolite chemistry and catalysis and gave it the title Zeolite Chemistry and Catalysis: An integrated Approach and Tutorial.

Presents an excellent outline of zeolite science Written for different technical audiences, both for newcomers to the field and to established practitioners Tutorial style of the book guarantees an overview of chemistry of zeolites and their use as catalysts without overburdening review Authors share examples of problems, challenges and solutions based on their own professional experiences

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The Authors are eminent and highly respected in the field of zeolites and molecular sieves. Dr. Derouane has an international reputation for excellence in research of zeolites. Dr. Chester has over 60 US patents in the area and has practised all aspects of zeolite science industrially for at least 30 years.

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Zeolites have been an important material in catalysis and other applications (adsorbents, detergents) for the last 50 years. While new types of porous materials (ordered mesopores, metal organic frameworks) are now attracting more R&D attention, zeolites are still the most important crystalline industrial catalysts.

Zeolite Characterization and Catalysis: A Tutorial makes available a series of tutorials on zeolite characterization and catalysis. Topics covered include X-ray powder diffraction, infra-red and Raman spectroscopy, Electron microscopy, determination of acid/base properties, the important reactions of C1 building blocks over zeolites as well as zeolite catalysis in chemicals . An important chapter covers computational methods in zeolite science.

Zeolite Characterization and Catalysis: A Tutorial is intended for graduate students, post-docs and experienced scientists entering the fields of synthesis, characterization and catalytic applications of porous materials.

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Powder Diffraction in Zeolite Science.- Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy.- Determination of Acid/Base Properties by Temperature Programmed Desorption (TPD) and Adsorption Calorimetry.- Electron Microscopy and Imaging.- Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy.- Computational Approach in Zeolite Science.- Reactions of C1 Building Blocks.- Applications in Synthesis of Commodities and Fine Chemicals.