About The Event

Inside the Catalyst: From Structure to Performance See more. Understand more. Get closer to what drives catalyst performance. Understanding why a catalyst performs the way it does requires more than a single measurement. Surface area, porosity, active-phase dispersion, crystal structure, local atomic environment, and chemistry can all influence activity, selectivity, and stability. Join us for an expert-led workshop exploring how complementary catalyst characterization techniques can work together to reveal a more complete picture of catalyst behavior. Through practical examples and real-world applications, we’ll explore: Gas adsorption to understand surface area, porosity, and catalyst supports Active-phase characterization to evaluate catalyst dispersion and chemistry XRPD, PDF, and XAS to investigate crystal structure and local atomic environments How characterization can provide insight into reaction mechanisms, catalyst behavior, and deactivation How combining multiple techniques can help uncover important structure–performance relationships Whether you’re developing new catalysts, optimizing existing materials, or trying to understand unexpected performance, you’ll leave with practical insights you can apply to your own research. Bring your questions, exchange ideas with fellow researchers, and learn directly from experts in catalyst characterization. Featured Presentations Catalyst Characterization Techniques and Their Application in Catalytic Reactions How can you connect the physical and chemical properties of a catalyst to what happens during a reaction? This presentation will follow the catalyst characterization workflow from support material to active phase to catalytic performance. We’ll explore gas adsorption for determining textural properties, chemical characterization methods for evaluating active-phase dispersion, and the role of advanced and in situ techniques in understanding catalyst behavior. A practical example involving the conversion of methanol to olefins over solid acid catalysts will demonstrate how characterization data can help explain catalytic activity, selectivity, stability, and reaction behavior. Combined XRPD, PDF, and XAS Analysis of Catalysts Using a Laboratory X-ray Diffractometer What if you could gain multiple levels of structural insight without relying solely on synchrotron access? Explore how XRPD, Pair Distribution Function (PDF) analysis, and X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) can be combined on a laboratory X-ray diffractometer to investigate catalysts from long-range crystal structure to local atomic environments. See how these complementary X-ray techniques can provide a deeper understanding of complex catalytic materials — and help connect structure, chemistry, and performance. Ready to take a closer look inside your catalyst? Reserve your spot today.