title: A microwave-heated infrared reaction cell for the in situ study of heterogeneous catalysts.
abstract: A transmission infrared microreactor cell which holds a pressed disc in a controlled atmosphere and allows microwave and conventional heating up to 423 K is demonstrated using the oxidation of carbon monoxide over the standard catalyst EUROPT-1. Optical characteristics are determined by the choice of CaF2 as the window material, allowing transmission from 77,000-1000 cm(-1). An oscillating microwave power regime with a peak height of 200 W is used and time-resolved infrared spectra and mass spectrometry show oscillations in the reaction which correspond to the microwave heating.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, Scotland.
authors.forename: Ian P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Silverwood
authors.forename: Gordon S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: McDougall
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gavin Whittaker