Nanoscopic metal fluoride based novel solid catalysts [Elektronische Ressource] / von Pratap T. Patil

Nanoscopic Metal Fluoride Based Novel Solid Catalysts DISSERTATION zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades Doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.) im Fach Chemie eingereicht an der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät I der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin von Pratap T. Patil, M. Sc. geboren am 21.07.1978 in Mirkhal, Indien Präsident der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Prof. Dr. Christoph Markschies Dekan der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät I Prof. Dr. Lutz-Helmut Schön Gutachter: 1. Prof. Dr. Erhard Kemnitz 2. Prof. Dr. Klaus Rademann 3. PD Dr. Andreas Martin Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 19 Dezember 2008 ……Dedicated to my beloved parents…. Sou. Bhartidevi Tukaram Patil & Shri Tukaram Devrao Patil  Abstract Abstract Because of their high chemical and thermal stabilities, metal fluorides have found to be advantageous over metal oxides in such cases where reactions involving generation of corrosive acids like HCl and HF are concerned. The Sol-gel method is known for the synthesis of materials with considerably different properties to those prepared by classi-cal routes.