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Front matter; Preface; Contents; Applications of secondary ion mass spectrometry in catalysis and surface chemistry; Frequency response techniques for the characterization of porous catalytic solids; H2 adsorption on supported noble metals and its use in determining metal dispersion; Binding properties of hydroxyl groups on substrates in aqueous environments: Their relationship to catalyst preparation; Viriation in the mechanism of catalytic reactions with crytal face; Partial oxidation and ammoxidation of propane: Catalysts and processes; Selective oxidations of C4 paraffins; Bimetallic catalysts: Structure and reactivity; Catalytic dehydrogenation of lower alkanes; Catalytic partial oxidation of methane to synthesis gas (syngas); Characterization of catalysts with microcalorimetry;