1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457658503321

Autore

Bishop Ronald <1961->

Titolo

More [[electronic resource] ] : the vanishing of scale in an over-the-top nation / / Ronald Bishop

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waco, Tex., : Baylor University Press, c2011

ISBN

1-60258-445-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (300 p.)

Disciplina

302.230973/09045

Soggetti

Culture

Mass media and culture

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Go forth and multiply -- Is breast best? -- Is zero tolerance tolerable? -- Only experts and fanatics need apply -- My drug of choice -- The tyranny of talking points -- Does Anthony Bourdain hate Rachel Ray? -- The museum of me.

Sommario/riassunto

"Gone are the days of enjoying life's simple pleasures for pleasure's sake. Twenty-first-century Americans are on a mission to cram every second of their earthly existence with significant accomplishments and momentous events. Even the most mundane undertaking must be approached with zeal, gusto, and expertise, or so the media persuade us to believe. Are we capable of doing anything casually anymore? This first book-length treatment of media's obsession with triviality, cultural critic Ronald Bishop calls into focus the role of media in the demise of scale -- the amount of effort, intensity, and significance with which we live -- in contemporary culture. Bishop argues that American audiences are assaulted with messages that the ordinary, and often private, aspects of our lives -- family, childhood, parenting, education, food, sports, home improvement -- must be showcased publicly and with extreme passion."--Publisher's description.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451314703321

Titolo

Catalysis by ceria and related materials [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Alessandro Trovarelli

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Imperial College Press, c2002

ISBN

1-86094-965-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (527 p.)

Collana

Catalytic science series ; ; v. 2

Altri autori (Persone)

TrovarelliAlessandro

Disciplina

541.3/95

Soggetti

Cerium oxides

Catalysis

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS               ; Preface              ; 1. Mining, Production, Application and Safety Issues of Cerium-based Materials; 1.1. Mining                  ; 1.2. Production and Application                                      ; 1.3. Safety Issues                         ; 1.4. References                      ; 2. Structural Properties and Nonstoichiometric Behavior of CeO2; 2.1. Structural Properties                                 ; 2.2. Defect Structure Analysis                                     ; 2.3. Transport Properties

2.4. References                      3. Synthesis and Modification of Ceria-based Materials                                                             ; 3.1. Introduction                        ; 3.2. Solid to Solid Synthesis                                    ; 3.3. Liquid to Solid Synthesis                                     ; 3.4. Gas to Solid Synthesis                                  ; 3.5. Modification of Bulk and Surface                                            ; 3.6. References

4. Chemical and Nanostructural Aspects of the Preparation and Characterisation of Ceria and Ceria-Based Mixed Oxide-Supported Metal Catalysts4.1. Introduction                        ; 4.2. Preparation of M/CeO2 and Closely Related Catalysts; 4.3. Characterisation of M/CeO2 and Closely Related Catalysts; 4.4. References                      ; 5. Studies of Ceria-containing Catalysts Using Magnetic Resonance and X-ray Spectroscopies; 5.1. Introduction                        ; 5.2. EPR               ; 5.3. NMR               ; 5.4. XPS               ; 5.5. XAFS

5.6. References                      6. Structural Properties and Thermal



Stability of Ceria-Zirconia and Related Materials                                                                                             ; 6.1. The CeO2-ZrO2 Phase Diagram; 6.2. Effects of High Temperature Reducing and Oxidising Treatments                                                                         ; 6.3. Effects of Aliovalent Doping on Thermal and Phase Stability                                                                       ; 6.4. Effects of Addition of Al2O3 to CeO2-ZrO2 Mixed Oxides

6.5. References                      7. Oxygen Storage/Redox Capacity and Related Phenomena on Ceria-Based Catalysts                                                                                      ; 7.1. Introduction                        ; 7.2. Oxygen Storage Capacity Measurements                                                ; 7.3. Elementary Steps Involved in OSC Processes                                                      ; 7.4. OSC and Catalysis                             ; 7.5. References

8. Computer Simulation Studies of Ceria-based Oxides

Sommario/riassunto

The use of CeO2-based materials in catalysis has attracted considerable attention in recent years, particularly in applications like environmental catalysis, where ceria has shown great potential. This book critically reviews the most recent advances in the field, with the focus on both fundamental and applied issues. The first few chapters cover structural and chemical properties of ceria and related materials, i.e. phase stability, reduction behaviour, synthesis, interaction with probe molecules (CO, O2, NO), and metal-support interaction - all presented from the viewpoint of catalytic appl