Preparation of Catalysts VII

A selection of the contents. Foreword. Organizing Committee and Scientific Committee. Supported (Noble) Metals. (36 papers). The quantitative representation of heterogeneity in supported-metal catalysis (A.S. McLeod et al.). Electromechanical behaviour of quasi-graphitic carbons at formation of supported noble metal catalysts (P.A. Simonov et al). Anionic clays as precursors of noble metal based catalysts for methane activation (F. Basile et al.). Unsupported (Mixed) Oxides. (11 papers). Effect of texture of cobalt oxide catalyst on its properties in ammonia oxidation (J. Petryk et al.). Supercritical antisolvent precipitation: a novel technique to produce catalyst precursors. Preparation and characterization of samarium oxide nanoparticles (E. Reverchon et al.). Soft chemical synthesis of mixed metal molybdate oxidation catalysts and their structural relationship to hydrotalcite (S. Soled et al.). Supported Oxides and Mixed Oxides. (15 papers). An important principle for catalyst preparation - spontaneous monolayer dispersion of solid compounds onto surfaces of supports (Y. Xie et al.). Catalyst granule production in a spouted bed: opportunities for creative catalyst design (A.J. Kamphuis, J.R. Walls). In situ Raman evidence for a barium solid state phase that is active in nitric oxide decomposition: influence of preparation parameters (G. Mestl et al.). Sol-Gel. (17 papers). Scientific bases for the preparation of oxide supports and catalysts via sol-gel methods (O.P. Krivoruchko). Techniques for preparation of manganese-substituted lanthanum hexaaluminates (A.G. Ersson et al.). Formation of the porous structure of titanium dioxide prepared by sol-gel method (V.Yu. Gavrilov et al.). Supports and Modified Supports. (11 papers). Properties of alumina catalysts prepared from boehmite needles (H. Ohkita et al.). The structure of silica particles prepared by acid treatment of olivine: a nitrogen physisorption and ²⁹Si-MAS NMR study (D.J. Lieftink et al.). Preparation and characterization of niobia and silica-niobia systems (S. Morselli et al.). (Oxy)Nitride-Carbide. (3 papers). Preparation and characterization of SiC microfibers and Cr3C2 with medium specific surface area for catalytic applications (M.J. Ledoux et al.). Mesoporous Structures. (6 papers). A novel preparation of cubic form of mesoporous aluminosilicate (J. Medina-Valtierra et al.). Mesoporous basic catalysts: comparison with alkaline exchange zeolites (basicity and porosity). Application to the selective etherification of glycerol to polyglycerols (J.M. Clacens et al.). Propane dehydrogenation on mesoporous chromium-containing silica catalysts (P. Maireles-Torres et al.). Layered Structures. (4 papers). Synthesis and physicochemical properties of new hydrotalcite-like anionic clays containing Zr⁴⁺ in the layers (S. Velu et al.). Preparation and nano-structure of pillared layered titanates and tantalates for photocatalytic materials (M. Machida et al.). Synthesis, characterization and catalytic activity of aluminum pillared synthetic Ti-, Fe- or Zn-substituted smectites (M. Lenarda et al.). Author Index. Other volumes in this series.