TY - CHAP AU - Jan Patera AU - Iva Paterová AU - Jiří Krupka AU - Květa Jirátová ED - Mohindar Singh Seehra ED - Alan D. Bristow Y1 - 2017-12-20 PY - 2017 T1 - Preparation of Highly Dispersed Pd-Supported Catalysts for Hydrogenation Processes by Microemulsion Method N2 - The use of copper, silver, gold and platinum in jewelry as a measure of wealth is well known. This book contains 19 chapters written by international authors on other uses and applications of noble and precious metals (copper, silver, gold, platinum, palladium, iridium, osmium, rhodium, ruthenium, and rhenium). The topics covered include surface-enhanced Raman scattering, quantum dots, synthesis and properties of nanostructures, and its applications in the diverse fields such as high-tech engineering, nanotechnology, catalysis, and biomedical applications. The basis for these applications is their high-free electron concentrations combined with high-temperature stability and corrosion resistance and methods developed for synthesizing nanostructures. Recent developments in all these areas with up-to-date references are emphasized. BT - Noble and Precious Metals SP - Ch. 11 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.72986 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.72986 SN - 978-1-78923-293-6 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-25 ER -