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1 INTRODUCTION
Pages 10-17

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From page 10...
... · 10 years ago: Tennessee Eastman Corporation started a new process for converting coal into chemicals used for the production of photographic film. · Yesterday: Procter and Gamble Company manufactured a new environmentally safe bleach mixed with laundry soap.
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From page 11...
... ~ i. ~ it- I-he Sinew fuels ~that~.~contributed to victor..' came just in time from We'd the United States, As a Result of discovery antl- developrner.,,t by ~Un.i"ver .~ Sal Oil' Products (now UOP Inc.)
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From page 12...
... The generalities cited above can be illustrated by examples borrowed from the chemical, oil, and pharmaceutical industries, as well as environmental protection. The first triumph of large-scale catalytic technology goes back to 1913 when the first industrial plant to synthesize ammonia from its constituents, nitrogen and hydrogen, was inaugurated in Germany.
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From page 13...
... The metallic clusters are so small that practically all metal atoms are exposed to the reactants and take part in the catalytic cycle. These metal clusters are supported within the pores of an acidic metal oxide that also takes part in the reforming process.
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From page 15...
... Because of the complexity of catalysts and catalytic phenomena, information must be drawn from a large number of supporting disciplines, in particular, · organometallic chemistry, · surface sciences solid-state chemistry and materials science,
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From page 16...
... One example suffices to illustrate the impact of research on catalytic science and technology. Because catalysis is a kinetic phenomenon based on the turning over of the catalytic cycle, the example deals with the prediction of overall kinetics for a catalyzed reaction based on a knowledge of elementary steps in the cycle.
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From page 17...
... Research in the field of catalysis provides the tools and understanding required to facilitate and accelerate the development of improved catalysts and to open opportunities for the discovery of new catalytic processes. The aim of this report is to identify the research opportunities and challenges for catalysis in the coming decades and to detail the resources necessary to ensure steady progress.
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