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Heterogeneous catalysis : selected American histories : based on a symposium sponsored by the Division of History of Chemistry, at the 183rd Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 28-April 2, 1982 /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: American Chemical Society. Division of the History of Chemistry, American Chemical Society. Meeting
Other Authors: Davis, Burtron H., 1934-, Hettinger, William P., 1922-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : American Chemical Society, 1983.
Series:ACS symposium series ; 222.
Subjects:
Heterogeneous catalysis > Congresses.
Catalysis.
Catalysis
Catalyse hétérogène > Congrès.
Catalyse.
SCIENCE > Chemistry > Physical & Theoretical.
Heterogeneous catalysis
Katalyse.
Electronic books.
Congress
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Heterogeneous catalysis before 1934 / Robert L. Burwell, Jr.
  • Insiders, outsiders, and surfaces : Irving Langmuir's contribution to catalysis / George L. Gaines, Jr. and George Wise
  • V.N. Ipatieff : as I knew him / Herman Pines
  • Sir Hugh Taylor : the man
  • John E. Benson and M. Boudart / Paul H. Emmett : six decades of contributions to catalysis / Robert L. Garten
  • The contributions of Eugene J. Houdry to the development of catalytic cracking / Alex G. Oblad
  • Herman pines and organic heterogeneous catalysis / Norman E. Hoffman
  • Early catalysis research with para-hydrogen and heavy hydrogen / Adalbert Farkas
  • Allan T. Gwathmey and his contributions to the science of catalysis / Henry Leidheiser, Jr.
  • Contributions of P.W. Selwood to catalysis research / R.P. Eischens
  • The development of the platforming process : some personal and catalytic recollections / Vladimir Haensel
  • Otto Beeck and his colleagues in catalysis / J. Norton Wilson
  • Ernest W. Thiele : a pioneer in defining the role of diffusion in heterogeneous catalysis / Ravi Randhava
  • Ahlborn Wheeler : catalytic scientist / G. Alex Mills
  • Early infrared studies of adsorbed molecules at Beacon / R.P. Eischens
  • The Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory / Paul H. Emmett
  • Einstein in the U.S. Navy / Stephen Brunauer
  • The history of the BET paper / Edward Teller
  • The carbonium ion mechanism of catalytic cracking / Hervey H. Voge
  • A history of early catalytic cracking research at Universal Oil Products Company / Charles L. Thomas
  • Development of the theory of catalytic cracking / Rowland C. Hansford
  • The invention of zeolite cracking catalysts : a personal viewpoint / Charles J. Plank
  • The development of fluid catalytic cracking / C.E. Jahnig, H.Z. Martin, and D.L. Campbell
  • The development of hydrocracking / Richard F. Sullivan and John W. Scott
  • Selective oxidation by heterogeneous catalysis / Robert K. Grasselli
  • Methanol : bright past, brilliant future? / Alvin B. Stiles
  • Applications of magnetic resonance in catalytic research / Wallace S. Brey
  • Chain growth and iron nitrides in the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis / Robert B. Anderson
  • Discovery and development of olefin disproportionation (metathesis) / Robert L. Banks
  • The development of automotive exhaust catalysts / George R. Lester
  • Attempts to measure the number of active sites / Russell W. Maatman
  • Leonard C. Drake : his contributions to the development of mercury porosimetry for catalyst characterization / Burtron H. Davis
  • Catalysis at Princeton University Chemistry Department / John Turkevich
  • Murray Raney : pioneer catalyst producer / Raymond B. Seymour and Stewart R. Montgomery
  • Frank G. Ciapetta : pioneer in catalytic chemistry / W.P. Hettinger, Jr.
  • A society of catalytic chemists and engineers / Heinz Heinemann.