| AVS 63rd International Symposium & Exhibition | |
| In-Situ and Operando Spectroscopy and Microscopy for Catalysts, Surfaces, & Materials Focus Topic | Thursday Sessions |
| Session IS-ThM |
| Session: | In-situ and Operando Spectroscopy and Microscopy with Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy |
| Presenter: | Bert Weckhuysen, Utrecht University, Netherlands |
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The search for new or more effective catalysts would benefit from a multiscale science approach bridging the molecular world with the macroscopic world. Recent breakthroughs in chemical imaging techniques, based on optical, electron and X-ray methods, demonstrate that such approach is within reach.
This lecture discusses the advances in spectro-microscopy of catalytic solids at different length scales, starting from single molecules and single atoms up to the level of individual catalyst particles. Special emphasis will be devoted to the exploration of mesoscale effects in heterogeneous catalysis.