New approaches to vibrational spectroscopy of zeolite catalysts: a perspective

Abstract

This perspective discusses three alternative techniques which complement conventional infrared spectroscopy for obtaining vibrational information about zeolite catalysts and adsorbed molecules: inelastic neutron scattering, infrared micro-spectroscopy, and two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy. The techniques are illustrated briefly and future prospects for their use discussed.

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Keywords

FTIR / zeolites / INS / micro-spectroscopy / 2D FTIR

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Competing interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Acknowledgements

The author has been privileged to collaborate with three different research groups using the techniques discussed here: Professors David Lennon (Glasgow) and Stewart Parker (ISIS), Professors Paul Wright (St Andrews) and Gianfelice Cinque and colleagues (Diamond Light Source), Professor Paul Donaldson and colleagues (Central Laser Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory).

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