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Chapter: Appendix A: Statement of Task

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Statement of Task." National Research Council. 2009. Catalysis for Energy: Fundamental Science and Long-Term Impacts of the U.S. Department of Energy Basic Energy Sciences Catalysis Science Program. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12532.
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Appendix A Statement of Task At the request of the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES), the National Academies shall review the investments by BES in catalysis science research.1 The review will: • Examine the BES research portfolio in catalysis and identify whether and how this portfolio has advanced fundamental science in this area. • Discuss how the BES research portfolio in catalysis contributes and is likely to contribute to immediate and long-term national energy goals, such as reducing the Nation’s dependence on foreign sources of energy. 1 For the purposes of the review, BES catalysis research is defined as the grants portfolio funded in the Catalysis Science (formerly Catalysis and Chemical Transformations) critical research area. 95

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This book presents an in-depth analysis of the investment in catalysis basic research by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Basic Energy Sciences (BES) Catalysis Science Program. Catalysis is essential to our ability to control chemical reactions, including those involved in energy transformations. Catalysis is therefore integral to current and future energy solutions, such as the environmentally benign use of hydrocarbons and new energy sources (such as biomass and solar energy) and new efficient energy systems (such as fuel cells).

Catalysis for Energy concludes that BES has done well with its investment in catalysis basic research. Its investment has led to a greater understanding of the fundamental catalytic processes that underlie energy applications, and it has contributed to meeting long-term national energy goals by focusing research on catalytic processes that reduce energy consumption or use alternative energy sources. In some areas the impact of the research has been dramatic, while in others, important advances in catalysis science are yet to be made.

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