Oxide Based Materials: New Sources, Novel Phases, New Applications

The International Workshop "New sources, novel phases, new applications", the third of the series on "Oxide based materials", was held September 13 to 16, 2004 at Societá del Casino Sociale in Como, Italy. The workshop brought together experimental and theoretical scientists of different origins and expertise to exchange information on common scientific research fields, especially on all those materials whose features and properties depend on the interaction between surface and ionic and/or molecular species. Knowledge of familiar materials was compared and experiences shared on a varied range of different materials, often new materials, including metal oxides, zeolites and other microporous compounds, mesoporous silicates and silica, hybrid inorganic-organic compounds, soil aggregates, layered materials, and bioactive glasses.

Brings together experimental and theoretical informationProvides information on new oxide-based materials with applications in catalysis, pollution control and nanoengineeringContributions from experts in the field

Selected contents

Phase transformations and structural modifications induced by heating in microporous materials.

The synthesis, characterization and use of metal niobates as catalysts for propane oxidehydrogenation.

Data processing of cation exchange equilibria in zeolites: a modified approach.

Cyclohexane photocatalytic oxidative dehydrogenation to benzene on sulphated
titania supported MoOx.

Spectroscopic characterization of Fe-BEA zeolite.

Synthesis of porous catalysts for Beckmann rearrangement of oximes.

Templated and non-templated routes to mesoporous TiO2.

Immobilization of Lipase on microporous and mesoporous materials:studies of the support surfaces.

An EPR study of the surface reactivity of CaO and a comparison with that of MgO.

The role of surfaces in hydrogen.

Characterization of nanosized gold, silver and copper catalysts supported
on ceria.

Conjugated molecules in nanochannels: nanoengineering for optoelectronics.

Removal of cadmium, zinc, copper and lead by red mud, an iron oxides containing
hydrometallurgical waste.