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Cover Picture: Nanoscale Chemical Imaging of the Reduction Behavior of a Single Catalyst Particle (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 20/2009)
Author(s) -
de Smit Emiel,
Swart Ingmar,
Creemer J. Fredrik,
Karunakaran Chithra,
Bertwistle Drew,
Zandbergen Henny W.,
de Groot Frank M. F.,
Weckhuysen Bert M.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200990101
Subject(s) - fischer–tropsch process , nanoscopic scale , catalysis , cover (algebra) , coal , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , biomass (ecology) , materials science , scale (ratio) , chemistry , organic chemistry , engineering , physics , geology , mechanical engineering , oceanography , selectivity , quantum mechanics
Iron‐based catalysts for the Fischer–Tropsch synthesis bring about the conversion of synthesis gas (CO/H 2 ) derived from coal or biomass into liquid transportation fuels. In their Communication on page 3632 ff., B. M. Weckhuysen, F. M. F. de Groot, and co‐workers provide insights into the difference in behavior of the catalyst precursors during pretreatment in H 2 on both the nanoscopic and the bulk scale. These findings enable further understanding of how the activated catalyst works.