1. Preface

   • Robert Karl Grasselli
   • Hans-Joachim Freund

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 1

2. The tortuous tale of the catalytically active site

   • John Meurig Thomas

   OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 5

3. Active centers, catalytic behavior, symbiosis and redox properties of MoV(Nb,Ta)TeO ammoxidation catalysts

   • Robert K. Grasselli
   • Douglas J. Buttrey
   • Anthony F. Volpe Jr

   OriginalPaper Pages: 7 - 16

4. Catalytic effects in propene ammoxidation achieved through substitutions in the M2 phase of the Mo–V–Nb–Te-oxide system

   • Johan Holmberg
   • Staffan Hansen
   • Arne Andersson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 17 - 29

5. Comparison of MoVTaTeO and MoVNbTeO M1 crystal chemistry

   • P. DeSanto Jr
   • D. J. Buttrey
   • B. H. Toby

   OriginalPaper Pages: 31 - 40

6. Surface active sites present in the orthorhombic M1 phases: low energy ion scattering study of methanol and allyl alcohol chemisorption over Mo–V–Te–Nb–O and Mo–V–O catalysts

   • Vadim V. Guliants
   • Hidde H. Brongersma
   • Scott Han

   OriginalPaper Pages: 41 - 50

7. Surface texturing of Mo–V–Te–Nb–O _x selective oxidation catalysts

   • Jakob B. Wagner
   • Olaf Timpe
   • Robert Schlögl

   OriginalPaper Pages: 51 - 58

8. Selective oxidation of short-chain alkanes over hydrothermally prepared MoVTeNbO catalysts

   • F. Ivars
   • P. Botella
   • M. I. Vázquez

   OriginalPaper Pages: 59 - 67

9. MoVW mixed metal oxides catalysts for acrylic acid production: from industrial catalysts to model studies

   • Gerhard Mestl

   OriginalPaper Pages: 69 - 82

10. Mechanism of first hydrogen abstraction from light alkanes on oxide catalysts

    • Jean-Marc M. Millet

    OriginalPaper Pages: 83 - 92

11. Development of the ReaxFF reactive force field for mechanistic studies of catalytic selective oxidation processes on BiMoO _x

    • William A. Goddard III
    • Adri van Duin
    • Petter Persson

    OriginalPaper Pages: 93 - 103

12. Heterogeneity of V₂O₅(010) surfaces – the role of alkali metal dopants

    • Malgorzata Witko
    • Robert Grybos
    • Renata Tokarz-Sobieraj

    OriginalPaper Pages: 105 - 115

13. Vanadium oxide surfaces and supported vanadium oxide nanoparticles

    • S. Guimond
    • M. Abu Haija
    • J. Sauer

    OriginalPaper Pages: 117 - 125

14. A study of the electronic structure and reactivity of V/TiO₂(110) with metastable impact electron spectroscopy (MIES) and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS)

    • S. Lee
    • G. W. Zajac
    • D. W. Goodman

    OriginalPaper Pages: 127 - 132

15. Spin–spin exchange in vanadium-containing catalysts studied by in situ-EPR: a sensitive monitor for disorder-related activity

    • Angelika Brückner

    OriginalPaper Pages: 133 - 139

16. The significance of defect chemistry for the rate of gas–solid reactions: three examples

    • Rotraut Merkle
    • Joachim Maier

    OriginalPaper Pages: 141 - 145

17. VPO catalyst for n-butane oxidation to maleic anhydride: A goal achieved, or a still open challenge?

    • N. Ballarini
    • F. Cavani
    • T. Monti

    OriginalPaper Pages: 147 - 156

18. The effect of catalyst film thickness on the magnitude of the electrochemical promotion of catalytic reactions

    • C. Koutsodontis
    • A. Katsaounis
    • C. G. Vayenas

    OriginalPaper Pages: 157 - 167

19. Catalytic dense membranes of doped Bi₄V₂O₁₁ (BIMEVOX) for selective partial oxidation: chemistry of defects versus catalysis

    • Axel Löfberg
    • Hervé Bodet
    • Elisabeth Bordes-Richard

    OriginalPaper Pages: 169 - 179

20. The issue of selectivity in the direct synthesis of H₂O₂ from H₂ and O₂: the role of the catalyst in relation to the kinetics of reaction

    • Salvatore Abate
    • Gabriele Centi
    • Giorgio Strukul

    OriginalPaper Pages: 181 - 193

21. High throughput discovery of CO oxidation/VOC combustion and water–gas shift catalysts for industrial multi-component streams

    • Chris Brooks
    • Stephen Cypes
    • Karin Yaccato

    OriginalPaper Pages: 195 - 209

22. LaCl₃-based catalysts for oxidative chlorination of CH₄

    • Elvira Peringer
    • Simon G. Podkolzin
    • Johannes A. Lercher

    OriginalPaper Pages: 211 - 220