part Part I: Synthesis of Bulk Materials -- chapter 1 Flame Hydrolysis for Oxide Supports / chapter 2 Amine-Assisted Synthesis of Aluminum Oxide / chapter 3 Aerogel Synthesis / chapter 4 Fine-Tuning the Functionalization of Mesoporous Silica / chapter 5 The Environmentally Friendly Synthesis of Heteropolyacids / chapter 6 Synthesis of Metal Colloids / part Part II: Synthesis of Heterogeneous Catalysts -- chapter 7 Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Nanolayer Carbides and Nitrides / chapter 8 Sol-Gel Synthesis of Supported Metals / chapter 9 Synthesis of Supported Metal Catalysts by Dendrimer-Metal Precursors / chapter 10 Synthesis of Oxide- and Zeolite-Supported Catalysts from Organometallic Precursors / chapter 11 Supported Metal Oxides and the Surface Density Metric / chapter 12 Solid-State Ion-Exchange of Zeolites / chapter 13 Strong Electrostatic Adsorption of Metals onto Catalyst Supports / chapter 14 Deposition-Precipitation Synthesis of Supported Metal Catalysts / chapter 15 Production of Supported Catalysts by Impregnation and (Viscous) Drying / part Part III: Catalyst Finishing -- chapter 16 Drying of Supported Catalysts / chapter 17 The Effects of Finishing and Operating Conditions on Pt Supported Catalysts during CO Oxidation / chapter 18 Catalysts for New Uses: Needed Preparation Advances