In situ diffuse reflectance IR spectroscopy and X-ray absorption spectroscopy for fast catalytic processes

A new instrument for synchronous in situ investigations by infrared and X-ray absorption spectroscopies was designed and built at the Synchrotron Catalysis Consortium, NSLS, Brookhaven National Laboratory. It combines two complementary methods, DRIFTS and XAFS, for solving electronic, structural and kinetic problems for a wide range of catalysts, reactive conditions and time scales.