title: Infrared thermography as a high-throughput tool in catalysis research.
abstract: The so-called "emissivity corrected infrared thermography" (ecIRT) has been successfully developed and used to great effect in the field of combinatorial high-throughput studies in catalysis. A short introduction to the basics of ecIRT and the description of a typical setup is given. Research efforts from 1998 until present are summarized and selected publications with IRT applications in catalysis are highlighted. The last section of the article covers potential problems, which the observant may misinterpret as activity of the materials. The effects are classified and it is explained why they occur and what can be done to bypass them.
authors.affiliation: Technische Chemie, Universität des Saarlandes , 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.
authors.forename: Jonas
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Loskyll
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stoewe
authors.forename: Wilhelm F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Maier
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D057166:High-Throughput Screening Assays; D007259:Infrared Rays; D013817:Thermography