Metal Oxides: Chemistry And Applications

Description:
The chemistry of metals has traditionally been more understood than that of its oxides. As catalytic applications continue to grow in a variety of disciplines, 'Metal Oxides: Chemistry and Applications' offers a timely account of transition-metal oxides (TMO), one of the most important classes of metal oxides, in the context of catalysis. The first part of the book examines the crystal and electronic structure, stoichiometry and composition, redox properties, acid-base character, and cation valence states, as well as new approaches to the preparation of ordered TMO with extended structure of texturally defined systems.The second part compiles some practical aspects of TMO applications in materials science, chemical sensing, analytical chemistry, solid-state chemistry, microelectronics, nanotechnology, environmental decontamination, and fuel cells. The book examines many types of reactions - such as dehydration, reduction, selective oxidations, olefin metathesis, VOC removal, photo- and electrocatalysis, and water splitting - to elucidate how chemical composition and optical, magnetic, and structural properties of oxides affect their surface reactivity in catalysis. Drawing insight from leading international experts, 'Metal Oxides: Chemistry and Applications' is a comprehensive and interdisciplinary reference for researchers that may also be used by newcomers as a guide to the field.

Table of Contents:
Molecular Structures of Surface Metal Oxide Species: Nature of Catalytic Active Sites in Mixed Metal Oxides; I.E. Wachs Nanostructured Supported Metal Oxides; M.S. Wong Defect Chemistry and Transport in Metal Oxides; A. Thursfield, A. Kruth, J.T.S Irvine, and I.S. Metcalfe Cation Valence States of Transitional Metal Oxides Analyzed by Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy; Z..L. Wang Surface Processes and Composition of Metal Oxide Surfaces; B. Pawelec The Electronic Structure of Metal Oxides; P.M. Woodward, H. Mizoguchi, Y.-I. Kim, and M.W. Stoltzfus Optical and Magnetic Properties of Metal Oxides; S. Ishihara Redox Properties of Metal Oxides; B.M. Reddy The Surface Acidity and Basicity of Solid Oxides and Zeolites; G. Busca Optical Basicity: A Scale of Acidity/Basicity of Solids and Its Application to Oxidation Catalysis; E. Bordes-Richard and P. Courtine Investigation of the Nature and Number of Surface Active Sites of Supported and Bulk Metal Oxide Catalysts through Methanol Chemisorption; L.E. Briand Combinatorial Approaches to Design Complex Metal Oxides; F. Schuth and S.A. Schunk Propane Selective Oxidation to Propene and Oxygenates on Metal Oxides; E.K. Novakova and J.C. Vedrine Methane Oxidation on Metal Oxides; R.M. Navarro, M.A. Pena, and J.L.G. Fierro Oxidative Dehydrogenation (ODH) of Alkanes over Metal Oxide Catalysts; G. Deo, M. Cherian, and T.V.M. Rao Metathesis of Olefins on Metal Oxides; J.L.G. Fierro and J.C. Mol Applications of Metal Oxides for Volatile Organic Compound Combustion; D.P. Dissanayake Hydrogenation of Carbon Oxides on Metal Oxides; J.L.G. Fierro Photocatalysis: Photocatalysis on Titanium Oxide-Based Catalysts; M. Anpo, S. Dohshi, M. Kitano, and Y. Hu Photocatalytic Activity forWater Decomposition of RuO2-Dispersed p-Block Metal Oxides with d10 Electronic Configuration; Y. Inoue Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) Processes on Metal Oxides; G. Centi and S. Perathoner Gas Sensors Based on Semiconducting Metal Oxides; A. Gurlo, N. Barsan, and U. Weimar Fuel Electrodes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells; S.W. Tao and J.T.S. Irvine Index