Calorimetry and Thermal Methods in Catalysis

Part I. Fundamentals and Techniques

1. Fundamentals in Adsorption at the Solid-Gas Interface. Concepts and Thermodynamics
Vera Bolis

2. Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry Techniques for Catalytic Investigations
Pierre Parlouër

3. Couplings
Dušan Stošić, Aline Auroux

4. Temperature-Programmed Desorption (TPD) Methods
Vesna Rakić, Ljiljana Damjanović

5. Temperature Programmed Reduction/Oxidation (TPR/TPO) Methods
Antonella Gervasini

6. Calorimetry at the Solid–Liquid Interface
Jerzy Jozef Zajac

Part II. Applications and Case Studies

7. Study of Selective Adsorption of Gases by Calorimetry
Jean-Pierre Bellat

8. Characterization of Acid–Base Sites in Oxides
Antonella Gervasini

9. Characterization of Acid–Base Sites in Zeolites
Dušan Stošić, Aline Auroux

10. Adsorption/Desorption of Simple Pollutants

Vesna Rakić

11. Hydrogen and Calorimetry: Case Studies
Simona Bennici, Aline Auroux

12. Adsorption Microcalorimetry as a Tool to Study the CO–Pt Interaction for PEMFC Applications: A Case Study
Georgeta Postole, Aline Auroux

13. Biodiesel: Characterization by DSC and P-DSC
Rodica Chiriac, François Toche, Christian Brylinski

14.
CO_2 Capture in Industrial Effluents. Calorimetric Studies
Jean-Yves Coxam, Karine Ballerat-Busserolles

15. Adsorption Microcalorimetry, IR Spectroscopy and Molecular Modelling in Surface Studies
Vera Bolis

16. Characterisation of Catalysts and Adsorbents by Inverse Gas Chromatography
Eva Díaz, Salvador Ordóñez

17. Liquid-Solid Adsorption Properties: Measurement of the Effective Surface Acidity of Solid Catalysts
Paolo Carniti, Antonella Gervasini

Nyckelord: Materials Science, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Classical Continuum Physics, Physical Chemistry, Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer