PCCP Themed Issue
Operando surface spectroscopy
Guest Editors: Carlos Otero Areán, Bert M. Weckhuysen and Adriano Zecchina
Deadline for Submissions: 15 August 2011
The themed issue will be published in PCCP in early 2012 and will be displayed at relevant international conferences to maximise the visibility of the work published.
The study of heterogeneous catalysis under entirely realistic operating conditions can help establishing precise structure-activity relationships leading to predictive catalysis and to smart system development. Ideally, by recording real-time spectra during a catalytic process, it could be possible to obtain highly relevant information on the active state of the catalyst and the nature of intermediates. Towards that endeavour, operando surface spectroscopy has seen a fast development in recent years; frequently using two or more spectroscopic techniques simultaneously, and meeting the challenge of dedicated reactor design.
Operando surface spectroscopy is also being used for gaining increased insight in other related fields; like the study of catalytic processes in fuel cells, gas sensing and gas-solid reactivity in the broader context.
Based on the increasing momentum and interest that operando spectroscopy is gaining , this PCCP Themed Issue focusing on phenomena occurring at the solid-gas and solid-liquid interface, will be appealing not only to specialists but also to many scientists, and engineers alike, in many areas of the Physical Chemistry community.
Submissions should be high quality manuscripts of original, unpublished research
Communications and Full Papers can be submitted for consideration, which will be subject to rigorous peer review
Please indicate upon submission that your manuscript is intended for this themed issue
Manuscripts for this PCCP themed issue can be submitted in any reasonable format using our online submissions service.
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