Index
A
Academic research, 5, 6-7, 48, 66-68, 72-73
Air pollution, see Emission control
Alcohol fuels, 11, 21, 23-24, 33-34, 44, 57
Alkylation catalysts, 21-23, 36
American Chemical Society, 67
Ames National Laboratory, 68
Ammonia, 3, 12, 16-17, 28, 50-51, 57
Antibodies, 48
Argonne National Laboratory, 68
Asymmetric catalysis, 29
Auger electron spectra, 52
Automation, 18
see also Computers and computer science
B
Bacillus thuringiensis, 55
Biochemistry, general, 2, 3, 5, 13, 30-31
see also Enzymatic catalysis
Biotechnology, see Genetics
British Petroleum, 22
Brookhaven National Laboratory, 68
C
California, 37
Catalytic converters, 3-4, 13, 37, 38, 39
Catalytic cracking, 19, 32-33, 36
Cationic polymerization, 29
Chemical industry, 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 14-16, 18, 21-31, 57
historical perspectives, 2, 10
see also Polymers
Chevron Research and Technology Company, 22
Chlorofluorocarbons, 36-38
Computers and computer science, 5, 9, 58, 61, 63-64, 75
automated processes, 18
Monte Carlo methods, 61, 63-64
Copper, 34
D
Department of Defense, 67
Department of Energy, 8, 67, 68-69, 74
see also National laboratories
Drugs, see Pharmaceutical industry
Du Pont, 22
E
Economic factors, 1, 2, 3, 4, 12-13, 18, 19, 43, 45, 50, 70
biopesticides, 54
bioremediation, 41
catalytic converters, 39
chlorofluorocarbons, replacements, 38
environmental protection, 5, 6, 38, 54, 66
foreign trade, 1, 5, 19, 23, 25, 35, 70
funding, federal, 6, 8-9, 67, 68, 71, 74
oxidation processes, 24
R&D, 5, 6, 8-9, 16, 65, 66, 67-68, 71, 72, 74, 75
see also Emission control
financial factors, 6
see also Academic research
fuel cells, 62
Electric Power Research Institute, 67
Electron microscopy, 52
catalytic converters, 3-4, 13, 37, 38, 39
gasoline, environmentally benign, 32, 36, 37, 58
Energy sources, see Fuels
Environmental factors, 2-9 (passim), 13, 34, 36-42, 65-66, 70, 75
catalytic converters, 3-4, 13, 37, 38, 39
chlorofluorocarbons, 36-38
genetic engineering, general, 30
pesticides, 54-55
polychlorinated biphenyls, 40
Environmental Protection Agency, 54
Enzymatic catalysis, 3, 13, 14, 30-31, 46, 48
computational chemistry, 59
F
Federal government, 8-9, 67, 74-75
DOD, 67
see also National laboratories
EPA, 54
FDA, 29
funding, 6, 8-9, 67, 68, 71, 74
Fiber composites, 26
Food and Drug Administration, 29
Food industry, 14-15
Foreign countries, see International perspectives
Foreign trade, 1, 5, 19, 25, 70
fuel cells, 62
gasoline, 2, 10, 11, 13, 32-33, 35, 36, 37, 55, 57, 58
historical perspectives, 2, 10, 11, 23, 25, 47
liquid fuels, general, 2, 19-20, 22
natural gas, 35
Funding, federal, 6, 8-9, 67, 68, 71, 74
G
Gasoline, 2, 10, 11, 13, 32-33, 35, 36, 55, 57
environmentally benign, 32, 36, 37, 58
Gas Research Institute, 67
historical perspectives, 2, 10
monomers, 28
H
Heterogeneous catalysis, general, 4, 51-52
Historical perspectives, 1, 23
petroleum industry, 2, 10, 11, 23, 25, 47
polymers, 26
technological innovations, general, 2, 3, 10-11, 12, 14, 18, 19
Homogeneous catalysis, general, 45, 51, 53
I
Ici, 31
Industry perspectives 1, 6, 18, 65-66, 71-72
academia, relations with, 6, 7, 72, 73
government, relations with, 6, 8, 73-74
see also specific industry sectors
Insect control, see Pest control
Instrumentation, 6, 7, 8, 9, 49, 51-52, 66-67
computers, 5, 9, 58, 61, 63-64, 75
electron microscopy, 52
spectroscopy, 5, 51, 52, 53, 55, 57, 64
Intellectual property, see Patents
Interdisciplinary approach, 4, 7, 12, 64, 66
Intermediates, reactions, 47, 53, 57, 58
International perspectives, 3, 36-37
Japan, 4, 5, 13, 29, 31, 39, 48, 53
New Zealand, 35
Switzerland, 4
trade balance, 1, 5, 19, 23, 25, 35, 70
United Kingdom, 11
see also specific foreign countries
Iowa State University, 68
J
Japan, 4, 5, 13, 29, 31, 39, 48, 53
K
L
Lamellar structures, 46
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 68
Liquefied petroleum gas, 22
gasoline, 2, 10, 11, 13, 32-33, 35, 36, 37, 55, 57, 58
M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 57
Materials science, 7, 8, 72-73
fiber composites, 26
copper, 34
surface chemistry, 4, 51-52, 59, 61
transition metals, 45, 46, 53, 57-58
zeolites, 19, 28, 35, 45-46, 51, 57, 58-59, 61, 64
Methanol, 11, 21, 23-24, 25, 33-34, 44, 57
Mobil Corp., 19
Molybdenum, 57
Monomers, 28
Monte Carlo methods, 61, 63-64
N
National Academy of Sciences, 8-9
National Critical Technologies Panel, 1, 5, 18
National Institutes of Health, 67
National laboratories, 6, 7-8, 68-69, 72, 73-74
National Science Foundation, 7, 8, 67, 74
Natural gas, 35
New Zealand, 35
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, 5, 51, 52, 53, 55, 57, 64
O
Olefins, 21-23, 25, 27, 28, 36, 64
Oxidation and oxides, 5, 23, 24-25, 28, 51-52
biodegradation, 40
ethylene, 57
P
Petroleum industry, 1, 2, 5, 13, 18, 35, 46
catalytic cracking, 19, 32-33, 36
gasoline, 2, 10, 11, 13, 32-33, 35, 36, 37, 55, 57, 58
oil spills, bioremediation, 41
Pharmaceutical industry, 3, 5, 13, 29, 30, 57, 58
antibodies, 48
naproxen, 45
thalidomide, 29
Plastics, see Polymers
Pollution, see Environmental factors
Polychlorinated biphenyls, 40
Polyethylene, 47
recycling, 2
Pressure effects, process, 34, 47, 55, 57
Private sector, see Industry perspectives
R
Regulations
drugs, 29
Report of the National Critical Technologies Panel, 5, 70
academic research, 5, 6-7, 48, 66-68, 72-73
economic factors, 5, 6, 8-9, 16, 65, 66, 67-68, 71, 72, 74, 75
funding, federal, 6, 8-9, 67, 68, 71, 74
historical perspectives, 2, 3, 10-11, 12, 14, 18
interdisciplinary, general, 4, 7, 12, 64, 66
investment, general, 5, 66, 71
national laboratories, 6, 7-8, 68-69, 73-74
theoretical investigations, 5, 7, 9, 16, 58-64, 71, 75
see also Instrumentation
S
Science and Technology Centers, 7
Selectivity, 2, 4, 12, 24, 30, 37, 43-44, 45, 57-58, 75
Soft drinks, 14-15
Spectroscopy, 5, 51, 52, 53, 55, 57, 64
Standards
drugs, 29
products, 65
Stanford University, 68
State-level actions, 37, 67-68
Structure-function relationships, 6, 7, 9, 43-44, 49, 58, 61, 63, 71, 73-74, 75
intermediates, reactions, 47, 53, 57, 58
ceramics, 14-15
Switzerland, 4
Synthesis of catalytic materials, 44-48
T
Temperature, process, 34, 47, 55, 57
fuel cells, 62
Thalidomide, 29
Theoretical investigations, 5, 7, 9, 16, 58-64, 71, 75
U
United Kingdom, 11
University of California, Berkeley, 68
W
X
Z