The fields of theoretical and computational chemistry have come a long way since their
inception in the mid-20th century. Fifty years ago, only rudimentary approximations for very …

The past 20 years have witnessed rapid development of reticular chemistry, 1, 2 which is
concerned with linking molecular building units with strong chemical bonds to form …

This review addresses the most relevant aspects of vibrational spectroscopies (IR, Raman
and INS) applied to zeolites and zeotype materials. Surface Brønsted and Lewis acidity and …

Three mesoporous manganese oxide catalysts (Mn 2 O 3, Mn 3 O 4 and Mn x O y) have
been prepared, by means of the solution combustion synthesis, and tested for the total …

A highly selective Ga-modified zeolite BEA for propane dehydrogenation has been
synthesized by grafting Ga on Zn-BEA followed by removal of Zn in the presence of H2. A …

There are many reasons to report on silica interacting with biomolecules. The most obvious
one is that on the Earth's crust, oxygen and silicon are the most abundant atomic species …

Ketonization is a reaction in which two carboxylic acids convert into a ketone, carbon
dioxide, and water. While this reaction once found its industrial application for acetone …

A series of Mn-Ti composite oxides (Mn y Ti 1− y O x) were prepared via the sol-gel method,
and their reducibility and surface acidity were controlled by adjusting the Mn/Ti molar ratio …

In-situ IR technique was used to study the reversible adsorption of CO 2 and H 2 O at
elevated temperatures on a potassium-promoted hydrotalcite for its use in sorption …

Surface hydroxyl groups are active centers in many catalytic reactions and can play an
important role during catalyst preparation. In this chapter, the application of infrared …