Publisher: Johnson Matthey

Issue: 2

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Publication date(s): 2016/04/01 (print)

Pages: 132-144

Volume: 60 Issue: 2

Journal: Johnson Matthey Technology Review

Link: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/matthey/jmtr/2016/00000060/00000002/art00008

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1595/205651316x691230

Neutron scattering is a severely underused technique for studies of catalysts. In this review we describe how and why neutrons are useful to catalysis. We illustrate the range of systems that have been studied by both elastic and inelastic neutron scattering. These range from structural studies of adsorbates in zeolites to determination of the structure of surface adsorbates, characterisation of nanoparticles, the measurement and mechanism of diffusion and spectroscopic characterisation of adsorbed species. We conclude with how to access neutron facilities and some future prospects for the application of these techniques to industrially useful materials.

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