Dynamic imaging of structural changes in silver catalysts by environmental scanning electron microscopy

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 382-389

  Uwins, Philippa J R ^a   Millar, Graeme J ^a   Nelson, Megan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

dynamic imaging; environmental scanning electron microscopy; polycrystalline silver catalysts

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; ELECTRONS; FORMALDEHYDE; SILVER; SURFACE DEFECTS;

DYNAMIC IMAGING; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PARTIAL OXIDATION OF METHANOL; POLYCRYSTALLINE SILVER; POLYCRYSTALLINE SILVER CATALYST; SILVER CATALYST; SYNTHESIS PROCESS; ]+ CATALYST;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALCOHOL OXIDATION; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031001994     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0029(19970301)36:5<382::AID-JEMT8>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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