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PAPERBACK list:$19.00 Web:$17.10 add to cart PDF BOOK your price: $15.00 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free Resources PDF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Display this book on your site! Related Titles International Benchmarking of U.S. Chemical Engineering Research Competitiveness Visualizing Chemistry: The Progress and Promise of Advanced Chemical Imaging Other Related Titles Catalysis Looks to the Future (1992) Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications (CPSMA) Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Page 83   E-mail  Facebook  Digg  Stumble  Twitter More The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. 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 Biodegradation, 31, 40-42, 54 Biopesticides, 54-55, 56 Biotechnology, see Genetics British Petroleum, 22 Brookhaven National Laboratory, 68 Bush administration, 8, 74 C California, 37 Catalytic converters, 3-4, 13, 37, 38, 39 Catalytic cracking, 19, 32-33, 36 Cationic polymerization, 29 Ceramics, 14-15, 62 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 Clean Air Act, 37, 39 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 Page 83 FRONT MATTER (R1-R10) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (1-9) 1 INTRODUCTION (10-17) 2 NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN CATALYTIC TECHNOLOGY (18-42) 3 RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN CATALYTIC SCIENCE (43-64) 4 NATIONAL RESOURCES FOR CATALYTIC RESEARCH (65-69) 5 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS (70-76) APPENDIX (77-82) INDEX (83-86)

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Catalysis Looks to the Future 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 Biodegradation, 31, 40-42, 54 Biopesticides, 54-55, 56 Biotechnology, see Genetics British Petroleum, 22 Brookhaven National Laboratory, 68 Bush administration, 8, 74 C California, 37 Catalytic converters, 3-4, 13, 37, 38, 39 Catalytic cracking, 19, 32-33, 36 Cationic polymerization, 29 Ceramics, 14-15, 62 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 Clean Air Act, 37, 39 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

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Catalysis Looks to the Future chlorofluorocarbons, replacements, 38 environmental protection, 5, 6, 38, 54, 66 feedstocks, 2, 21-24 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 Education, 66, 69, 72 financial factors, 6 symposia, 6, 72 see also Academic research Electric power plants, 39, 45 fuel cells, 62 Electric Power Research Institute, 67 Electron microscopy, 52 Emission control, 37, 58, 70 catalytic converters, 3-4, 13, 37, 38, 39 gasoline, environmentally benign, 32, 36, 37, 58 power plants, 39, 45 regulations, 37, 39 Energy sources, see Fuels Environmental factors, 2-9 (passim), 13, 34, 36-42, 65-66, 70, 75 biodegradation, 31, 40-42, 54 catalytic converters, 3-4, 13, 37, 38, 39 chlorofluorocarbons, 36-38 cost, 5, 6, 38, 54, 66 gasoline, 32, 36, 37, 58 genetic engineering, general, 30 pesticides, 54-55 polychlorinated biphenyls, 40 power plants, 39, 45 Environmental Protection Agency, 54 Enzymatic catalysis, 3, 13, 14, 30-31, 46, 48 biodegradation, 31, 40-42, 54 computational chemistry, 59 Ethers, 23, 33 Ethylene, 57, 60 Europe, 4, 5, 13, 29, 48, 53 F Federal government, 8-9, 67, 74-75 Bush administration, 8, 74 DOD, 67 DOE, 8, 67, 68-69, 74; see also National laboratories EPA, 54 FDA, 29 funding, 6, 8-9, 67, 68, 71, 74 NSF, 7, 8, 67, 74 Feedstocks, 2, 21-24 Fiber composites, 26 Food and Drug Administration, 29 Food industry, 14-15 Foreign countries, see International perspectives Foreign trade, 1, 5, 19, 25, 70 petroleum industry, 23, 35 Fuels, 2, 8, 32-34, 35, 75 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 Genetics, 30-31, 46, 48 biopesticides, 54-55, 56 historical perspectives, 2, 10 monomers, 28 Germany, 3, 12, 39, 47, 70 H Heterogeneous catalysis, general, 4, 51-52 Historical perspectives, 1, 23 ammonia, 3, 12, 50-51 drugs, 29, 30 genetic engineering, 2, 10 petroleum industry, 2, 10, 11, 23, 25, 47 polymers, 26

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Catalysis Looks to the Future technological innovations, general, 2, 3, 10-11, 12, 14, 18, 19 World War II, 11, 47 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 policy, 72, 73, 74, 75 spectroscopy, 5, 51, 52, 53, 55, 57, 64 x-ray techniques, 51, 52, 59 Intellectual property, see Patents Interdisciplinary approach, 4, 7, 12, 64, 66 Intermediates, reactions, 47, 53, 57, 58 International perspectives, 3, 36-37 Europe, 4, 5, 13, 29, 48, 53 Germany, 3, 12, 39, 47, 70 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 Iron, 12, 17, 50-51 J Japan, 4, 5, 13, 29, 31, 39, 48, 53 K Kevlar, 26, 27 L Lamellar structures, 46 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 68 L-Dopa, 2, 3, 10, 13, 53 Liquefied petroleum gas, 22 Liquid fuels, 2, 19-20, 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 ceramics, 14-15, 62 fiber composites, 26 polymers, 2, 21-22, 25-29, 47 Metals, 5, 12, 34 copper, 34 iron, 12, 17, 50-51 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 Methane, 20, 21, 22, 25, 44 Methanol, 11, 21, 23-24, 25, 33-34, 44, 57 Mobil Corp., 19 Molybdenum, 57 Monomers, 28 Monsanto, 2, 10, 21 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

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Catalysis Looks to the Future P Paraffins, 22-23, 36, 55 Patents, 5, 7, 69, 73 Pest control, 54-55, 56 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 L-Dopa, 2, 3, 10, 13, 53 naproxen, 45 thalidomide, 29 Plastics, see Polymers Pollution, see Environmental factors Polychlorinated biphenyls, 40 Polyethylene, 47 Polymers, 21-22, 25-29, 47 Kevlar, 26, 27 recycling, 2 Pressure effects, process, 34, 47, 55, 57 Private sector, see Industry perspectives R Regulations air quality, 37, 39 drugs, 29 Report of the National Critical Technologies Panel, 5, 70 Research, 6, 15-17, 43-64 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 industrial, 6, 65-66, 71-72 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 Social issues, 1-2, 18-20 Soft drinks, 14-15 Solvents, 40, 42, 59 Spectroscopy, 5, 51, 52, 53, 55, 57, 64 Standards air quality, 37, 39 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 Surface chemistry, 15, 50-51 ceramics, 14-15 metals, 4, 51-52, 59, 61 Switzerland, 4 Symposia, 6, 72 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 UOP Inc., 2, 10, 11 W World War II, 11, 47 X X-ray techniques, 51, 52, 59 Z Zeolites, 19, 28, 35, 45-46, 51, 57, 58-59, 61, 64

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