In Situ Surface Science Studies to Provide Micro Kinetics

5 In Situ Surface Science Studies to Provide Micro Kinetics 

The four sections above followed the typical workflow of screening approaches of the early days. In recent years, it became evident that additional steps have to be added on top of the workflow. One such step is the analysis of the true kinetics and the interplay of its elemental reactions by modem surface-science techniques. 

Combinatorial screening at first glance might appear superficial as a number of identical experiments are executed under the same conditions in a parallel fashion. This is certainly too simple an interpretation. As soon as fluid dynamic information is added to the pure experimental data, more complex aspects of catalysis are derivable from overall conversion data. This is a different approach to established screening methods, which normally concentrate purely on the experimental collection of data about the conversion or the selectivity of a certain catalyst. 

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