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Synthetic Strategies for (Supported) Metal and Metal Oxide Catalysts: Case Studies

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Sol-Gel Synthesis Strategies for Tailored Catalytic Materials

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As outlined in previous chapters, the sol–gel method, which originated around the preparation of silica, has developed massively over time, generating a plethora of different methodologies and chemistries. This inexhaustible source of synthetic pathways has been a powerful tool at the research community's disposal to prepare increasingly advanced catalytic formulations. Nevertheless, by using more sophisticated chemistry compared to conventional synthesis methods, challenges can be encountered in obtaining the desired products. These can be overcome by adopting the appropriate strategies and selecting the most suitable route bearing in mind the final composition and required properties. The optimal way to understand how to approach this subject in order to design reliable and sustainable syntheses that allow the control of composition, structure and surface properties, is to exploit some case studies. The selected examples cover some of the main fields of application of metal and oxide supported catalysts in heterogeneous catalysis.

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Esposito, S. (2023). Synthetic Strategies for (Supported) Metal and Metal Oxide Catalysts: Case Studies. In: Sol-Gel Synthesis Strategies for Tailored Catalytic Materials. SpringerBriefs in Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20723-5_6

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