Zeolite catalysis quantum mechanics

The major effect of new advanced techniques on catalyst structure is found in zeolite catalysis. NMR techniques, especially MASNMR, have helped to explain aluminum distribution in zeolites and to increase our understanding of critical parameters in zeolite synthesis and crystallization. MASNMR, combined with TEM, STEM, XPS, and diagnostic catalytic reaction probes, has advanced our knowledge of the critical relationship between the structure and reactivity patterns of zeolites in the chemical fuels industry. Throughout the symposium upon which this book is based, many correlations were evident between theoretical quantum mechanical calculations and the structures elucidated by these techniques. 

ARUP K. CHAKRABORTY is a professor of chemical engineering and professor of chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley. His research interests are in polymeric materials science and engineering, interfacial phenomena, zeolite catalysis and separations, quantum mechanics, and statistical mechanics. Dr. Chakraborty received his Ph.D. in chanical engineering from the University of Delaware and was a postdoctoral feUow in chemical engineering and materials science at the University of Minnesota. His awards include research professor, Miller Institute for Basic Science, Berkeley the Allan P. Colburn Award from AIChE, the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, and the NSF Young Investigator Award. 

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