Microreactor Cells for High-Throughput X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

Journal Article · Fri Jan 19 00:00:00 EST 2007 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2436403· OSTI ID:21049342

Beesley, Angela; Tsapatsaris, Nikolaos; Weiher, Norbert ^[1]; Tromp, Moniek; Evans, John ^[2]; Dent, Andy ^[3]; Harvey, Ian ^[4]; Schroeder, Sven L. M. ^[1]

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1. School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester, Sackville Street, P.O. Box 88. Manchester, M60 1QD (United Kingdom)
2. School of Chemistry, University of Southhampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ (United Kingdom)
3. Diamond Light Source Ltd., Diamond House, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0DE (United Kingdom)
4. Synchrotron Radiation Source (SRS), Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 4AD (United Kingdom)

High-throughput experimentation has been applied to X-ray Absorption spectroscopy as a novel route for increasing research productivity in the catalysis community. Suitable instrumentation has been developed for the rapid determination of the local structure in the metal component of precursors for supported catalysts. An automated analytical workflow was implemented that is much faster than traditional individual spectrum analysis. It allows the generation of structural data in quasi-real time. We describe initial results obtained from the automated high throughput (HT) data reduction and analysis of a sample library implemented through the 96 well-plate industrial standard. The results show that a fully automated HT-XAS technology based on existing industry standards is feasible and useful for the rapid elucidation of geometric and electronic structure of materials.

• OSTI ID: 21049342
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 879, Issue 1; Conference: 9. international conference on synchrotron radiation instrumentation, Daegu (Korea, Republic of), 28 May - 2 Jun 2006; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2436403; (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
CATALYSIS
CATALYSTS
ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE
METALS
PLATES
PRODUCTIVITY
X-RAY SPECTRA
X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY