This text examines the theoretical, experimental and industrial application of both surface acidity and basicity, and provides theoretical foundations and techniques for study of catalyst acidity and basicity, including NMR and IR. Strong ties to industrial applications are also discussed.

Historically, technological developments that have made use of the acidity/basicity of solids have often preceded an understanding of the phenomena involved. This, of course, is very expensive, and a far less efficient process than research based on a fundamental understanding of the science. For the last 50 years, therefore, a vast amount of research has been devoted to the subject: the rewards, in terms of technological advantage, were seen to be high. In the last few years, however, significant advances in the field have been achieved, in terms of our theoretical understanding, in instrumentation that allows research to be conducted "in situ" and under conditions appropriate to industrial processes, and in the realization that a closer coupling between science and technology can improve our quest. It is against such a background that "Acidity and Basicity of Solids" presents work in the field. This text should be suitable for specialized workers in the field and university teachers of introductory as well as graduate courses. The more general reader may find the reviews interesting.

Historical Perspectives of Acidity and Basicity. Part 1: 4000 B.C.-1800 A.D. Historical Perspectives of Acidity and Basicity. Part 2: 4000 B.C.-1800 A.D. Theory of Acids and Bases. Quantum Mechanical Study of Acid Base Reactions in the Solid State. Acidity and Basicity Concepts: the Density Functional Viewpoint Based on an Atoms-in-Molecules Sensitivity Analysis. The Acid Function in Zeolites. Basicity in Zeolites. The Nature of Lewis Acid Sites of Aluminium Oxide and in Zeolites as Studied by IR Spectra of Adsorbed Hydrogen. Structure and Composition Factors in the Acidity and Basicity of Inorganic Molecular Metal-Oxygen Cluster Catalysts and their Influence on the Surface and Catalytic Properties. The Acidity and Basicity of Solids. Characterization of Broensted and Lewis Acidity by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Characterization of Broensted Acidity of Solids by Rigid-Lattice Broad-Line 1H-NMR. Comparison of Different Zeolites Studied by Two Proton NMR Techniques. Catalytic Chemistry of Perfluorinated Resinsulfonic Acids. The Mechanism of Proton Transfer and the Nature of Protonated Intermediates in Heterogeneous Acid Catalysis. Acid-Base Bifunctional Catalysis. Generation of Acidity in Silicoaluminophosphates. Determination of Silicon Coordination Spheres in SAPO-37 Molecular Sieve with MS-Excel. Importance of Preparation of Acidic and Basic Solid Materials. Regulation of Surface Acidity of Oxidic Carriers Used for the Preparation of Supported Catalysts. Industrial Catalytic Applications of Acidic Molecular Sieves. Application of Solid Acids and Bases to Various Fields.