Realistic surface science models of industrial catalysts

Modeling supported catalysts by depositing particles on a flat, thin oxide film as the support has become a popular method to study catalysts with surface science tools. As in industry the catalytically active material is almost always deposited by wet chemical impregnation procedures, it is imperative that model systems used in studying the surface chemistry of catalyst preparation are prepared in this way as well. Spin coating impregnation has proven to be extremely versatile in this respect. q1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved