Nanostructured Catalysts

This focus of this book is the convergence of smart materials design with new surface characterization techniques. Innovative ways in which researchers are developing new catalytic processes are demonstrated, with chapters on nanostructured rare earth catalysts via advanced surface grafting, chiral nanostructures at metal surfaces, and polymerizations with mesoporous silicates. The audience includes graduate students, chemists, and academic and industrial researchers. Scott is affiliated with the University of Ottawa, Canada With the recent advent of nanotechnology, research and development in the area of nanostructured materials has gained unprecedented prominence. Novel materials with potentially exciting new applications are being discovered at a much higher rate than ever before. Innovative tools to fabricate, manipulate, characterize and evaluate such materials are being developed and expanded. To keep pace with this extremely rapid growth, it is necessary to take a breath from time to time, to critically assess the current knowledge and provide thoughts for future developments. This book represents one of these moments, as a number of prominent scientists in nanostructured materials join forces to provide insightful reviews of their areas of expertise, thus offering an overall picture of the state-- the art of the field. Nanostructured materials designate an increasing number of materials with designed shapes, surfaces, structures, pore systems, etc. Nanostructured materials with modified surfaces include those whose surfaces have been altered via such techniques as grafting and tethering of organic or organometallic species, or through various deposition procedures including electro, electroless and vapor deposition, or simple adsorption. These materials find important applications in catalysis, separation and environmental remediation. Materials with patterned surfaces, which are essential for the optoelectronics industry, constitute another important class of surface-modified nanostructured materials. Other materials are considered nanostructured because of their composition and internal organization. Cover 1 Contents 13 Chapter1 15 Chapter2 29 Chapter3 71 Chapter4 98 Chapter5 125 Chapter6 168 Chapter7 189 Chapter8 204 Chapter9 222 Chapter10 240 Chapter11 265 Chapter12 285 Chapter13 304 Chapter14 318 back-matter 336