Platinum metals review

N23

Platinum Metals Review

from Council for Chemical Research member organizations

The July 1993 issule of Platinum Metals Review (37 (1993) No. 3) includes several items of interest tothose metal catalysts.

working with noble

The first, by V.I. Cherny-

ting edge developments own organization. riott

the Nitrogen

is

The 1994 Conference,

to

be held from 22nd to 25th May at the MarSprings,

(GIAP), Moscow,

in a field which

they can then apply for the benefit of their

shov and I.M. Kisil of the State Institute for Industry

a chance to learn of cut-

Ranch

Las

Palmas

California,

Resort,

Palm

will have the subject

entitled “Platinum Metals Catalytic Systems

“New Frontiers in Catalysis”.

in Nitric Acid Production”.

some of the world’s leading experts in cata-

scribes

This article de-

some of the most recent work at

GIAP on the optimisation

of non-concen-

trated nitric acid plants to reduce the loss of platinum-group dation

metals in ammonia

and waste-gas

cleaning.

oxi-

An un-

signed article entitled “The Manufacture Fine Chemicals” tional

Symposium

Catalysis

and

on

(Poitiers,

unsigned

Metals in Catalysis”

ACS Advances 230

Heterogeneous

Fine Chemicals

April 1993) and another “Platinum

of

reviews the Third Interna-

entitled

reviews the

in Chemistry Series Volume

entitled

“Homogeneous

Metal Catalysed Reactions”,

Transition edited by W.R.

lytic science and technology. Gordon ample

Conference

conference

during

for individual

dustrial

and future

opportunities

catalyticscience entations

will

“Identifying

be as follows:

Alex

Jim A. Cusu-

Sustainable

“Atomistic for

Growth in the

Mark Davis, “Future Direc-

Simulations

Catalytic

in Zeolite/Molecu-

William A. Goddard, and Mechanisms

Processes”;

Grubbs,

Membrane

Opening Metathesis Polymerization”;

to membrane

catalysis. The

Hailer,

“Design

Robert

in the Appl. Catal. (96 (1993) No. 1) and J. sues devoted

of Catalysts

for

Where

tains the usual abstracts of relevant articles

Amorphous

and patents.

nas”; Jack Halpern, “Homogeneous

and Crystalline

lysis by Metal Complexes:

Conference

H. Ring Gary

“Mesoporous Molecular Sieve: do Their Properties fit between

issue of Platinum Metals Review also con-

Council for Chemical Research NICHE

Bell,

mano, “The Role of Catalysis in Achieving

platinum

Sci. (77 (11993) Nos. 2&3), is-

in

The pres-

the Relations between Catalyst

Properties and Performance”;

lar Sieve Catalysis”;

some of the articles contained

discus-

for research

and technology.

tions and Opportunities

summarises

The

sions will be on the latest developments

Yian-Jin Lei of the Institute of Precious Mefor toxic gas

in-

participants.

focus of the talks and extensive

tals, Kunming, China, discusses the use of in sensors

there will be this three-day

or group interac-

or government

Environmentally

Finally, another unsigned article

in

tions between speakers and academic,

21st Century”;

metals

Designed

format,

opportunity

Moser and D.W. Slocurn. A longer article by

detection.

It will feature

and Perspective”; dustrial Processes

Silica AlumiCata-

Retrospective

Wolfgang Holderich, “ln-

A Trend Analysis”;

Leo Manzer, Du Pont’s “New THF Process: New Frontiers

in Catalytic

NICHE (New Industrial Chemistry and Engineering) Conferences are designed for

Tobin Marks, “Metal-Ligand

a small number

ergetics and the Invention

of attendees

and are in-

drogenation,

and

Reactor

Oxidation,

Hy-

Engineering”; Bonding

En-

of New Homo-

tended to afford scienl:ists and engineers applied catalysis A: General

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1993