Crystal phases, microstructure and surface chemistry of industry-relevant nanostructured metal oxides.

Conference · Fri Apr 17 04:00:00 EDT 1998

OSTI ID:10744

Loong, C -K

Industries response keenly to two factors: the costs of materials and processing, and regulatory forces imposed by governments. The method of neutron scattering maybe applied to address these concerns. Slow (cold to epithermal) neutrons probe the organization and dynamic response of atomic nuclei and electrons in a substance thereby providing valuable knowledge toward the development of cost-effective means for materials preparation and possessing. Neutron facilities for basic research are funded by governments, thus these organizations are obliged to provide technical support to industries for the fulfillment of governmental policies. I hope to argue, based on these premises, the mutual beneficialness of a close collaboration between the industrial-research and neutron-scattering communities. In order to limit the scope of discussion, I shall illustrate the potential applications of neutron scattering for industrial problems by some recent studies of nanostructured metal-oxide catalysts.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 10744
• Report Number(s): ANL/IPNS/CP-96196
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
CATALYSTS
COLD NEUTRONS
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
EPITHERMAL NEUTRONS
MICROSTRUCTURE
NEUTRON DIFFRACTION
OXIDES
SURFACE PROPERTIES
USES