An evaluation of least-squares fitting methods in XAFS spectroscopy: Iron-based SBA-15 catalyst formulations

Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 975-983

  Huggins, Frank E ^a   Kim, Dae Jung ^b   Dunn, Brian C ^b   Eyring, Edward M ^b   Huffman, Gerald P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

57Fe M ssbauer spectroscopy; EXAFS; Iron XAFS spectroscopy; Iron based SBA 15; Least squares fitting; Recoilless fraction; XANES

Indexed keywords

EXAFS; IRON-BASED SBA-15; LEAST-SQUARES FITTING; RECOILLESS FRACTION; XANES;

BENCHMARKING; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEMATITE; IRON ORES; MOLYBDENUM; OXIDE MINERALS; SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY;

X RAY ANALYSIS;

FERRIC ION; IRON;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CATALYSIS; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; IRON; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; SPECTROSCOPY, MOSSBAUER;

EID: 61649120791     PISSN: 13861425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2008.12.026     Document Type: Article

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