chapter 1 Molecular Structures of Surface Metal Oxide Species: Nature of Catalytic Active Sites in Mixed Metal Oxides / chapter 2 Nanostructured Supported Metal Oxides / chapter 3 Defect Chemistry and Transport in Metal Oxides / chapter 4 Cation Valence States of Transitional Metal Oxides Analyzed by Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy / chapter 5 Surface Processes and Composition of Metal Oxide Surfaces / chapter 6 The Electronic Structure of Metal Oxides / chapter 7 Optical and Magnetic Properties of Metal Oxides / chapter 8 Redox Properties of Metal Oxides / chapter 9 The Surface Acidity and Basicity of Solid Oxides and Zeolites / chapter 10 Optical Basicity: A Scale of Acidity/Basicity of Solids and Its Application to Oxidation Catalysis / chapter 11 Investigation of the Nature and Number of Surface Active Sites of Supported and Bulk Metal Oxide Catalysts through Methanol Chemisorption / chapter 12 Combinatorial Approaches to Design Complex Metal Oxides / chapter 13 Propane Selective Oxidation to Propene and Oxygenates on Metal Oxides / chapter 14 Methane Oxidation on Metal Oxides / chapter 15 Oxidative Dehydrogenation (ODH) of Alkanes over Metal Oxide Catalysts / chapter 16 Metathesis of Olefins on Metal Oxides / chapter 17 Applications of Metal Oxides for Volatile Organic Compound Combustion / chapter 18 Hydrogenation of Carbon Oxides on Metal Oxides / chapter 19 Photocatalysis: Photocatalysis on Titanium Oxide-Based Catalysts / chapter 20 Photocatalytic Activity for Water Decomposition of RuO2-Dispersed p-Block Metal Oxides with d10 Electronic Configuration / chapter 21 Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) Processes on Metal Oxides / chapter 22 Gas Sensors Based on Semiconducting Metal Oxides / chapter 23 Fuel Electrodes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells