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F O C U S MTO with improved selectivity A refinement of Mobil’s methanol-toolefins (MTO) process, which gives better selectivity to ethylene. The aromatic hydrocarbon, needed as a co-feed, is generated within the process. The catalyst is ZSM-5 or a SAPO.
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US 6,506,954, 14 Jan 2003, ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc, Houston, TX, USA
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BOOKSHELF Fuel Cell Technology Handbook Quite the best book on fuel cells so far. It includes descriptions of catalysts for fuel cells and reforming systems. G Hoogers, (ed.), 2003, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA. ISBN 0-8493-0877-1, £66.99
Surface Chemistry and Catalysis A Festschrift celebrating the 70th birthday of Professor Wyn Roberts, with contributions from a distinguished international group of authors. A F Carley, P R Davies, G H Hutchings, & M S Spencer (eds), 2002, Kluwer Academic Press, New York, NY, USA. ISBN 0-306-47393-3, 381 pp, £100.50
7-12 April 2003
Hanover Fair, Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Exhibit Hanover, Germany Contact A A Evers, FAIR-PR, Achheimstrasse 3, D-82319 Starnberg, Germany Tel: +49 8151 998 923. Fax: +49 8151 998 9243
25-30 April 2003
14th International Zeolite Conference Cape Town, S Africa Contact Mrs Meg Winter, Dept of Chemical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701 S Africa Tel: +27 (0)21 650 2752. Fax: +27 (0)121 689 7579
5-6 May 2003
CATCON 2003, 7th Annual Conference & Exhibition Houston, TX, USA Contact The Catalyst Group, Gwynedd Office Park, PO Box 680, Spring House, PA 19477, USA Tel: +1 215 628 4447. Fax: +1 215 628 2267
8-9 May 2003
METCON 2003, 11th Annual Conference & Exhibition Metallocene & Single Site Catalysis: value-added resins, etc Houston TX, USA Contact: see previous item
Focus on Catalysts (ISSN 1351-4180) is published monthly by Elsevier Advanced Technology, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK. 2003 annual subscription rate: US$732/€654, additional copies to the same address US$244/€218. Orders and enquiries International Sales Department, Elsevier Advanced Technology, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1865 843687. Fax: +44 (0) 1865 843971. E-mail: [email protected] For US orders Elsevier Science Customer Support Department, PO Box 945, New York NY 10010, USA. Tel: (+1) 212 633 3730. Fax: (+1) 212 633 3680. E-mail: [email protected] Other Locations Elsevier Science Customer Support Department, PO Box 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel: (+31) 20 3853757. Fax: (+31) 20 4853432. E-mail: [email protected] © 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier Science Rights & Permissions Department, PO Box 800, Oxford OX5 1DX, UK. Tel: (+44) 1865 843830. Fax: (+44) 1865 853333. E-mail: [email protected]. You may also contact Rights & Permissions directly through Elsevier’s home page (http://www.elsevier.nl), selecting first ‘Customer Support’, then ‘General Information’, then ‘Permissions Query Form’. Derivative Works Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles including abstracts for internal circulation within their institutions. Permission of the publisher is required for resale or distribution outside the institution. Permission of the publisher is required for all other derivative works, including compilations and translations. Electronic Storage or Usage Permission of the publisher is required to store or use electronically any material contained in this journal, including any article or part of an article. Contact the publisher at the address indicated. Except as outlined above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher. Notice No responsibility is assumed by the Publisher for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein. Typeset by Land & Unwin, Bugbrooke Printed by Mayfield Press (Oxford)
EVENTS
US 6,506,954, 14 Jan 2003, ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc, Houston, TX, USA
O N
C ATA LY S T S
BOOKSHELF Fuel Cell Technology Handbook Quite the best book on fuel cells so far. It includes descriptions of catalysts for fuel cells and reforming systems. G Hoogers, (ed.), 2003, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA. ISBN 0-8493-0877-1, £66.99
Surface Chemistry and Catalysis A Festschrift celebrating the 70th birthday of Professor Wyn Roberts, with contributions from a distinguished international group of authors. A F Carley, P R Davies, G H Hutchings, & M S Spencer (eds), 2002, Kluwer Academic Press, New York, NY, USA. ISBN 0-306-47393-3, 381 pp, £100.50
7-12 April 2003
Hanover Fair, Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Exhibit Hanover, Germany Contact A A Evers, FAIR-PR, Achheimstrasse 3, D-82319 Starnberg, Germany Tel: +49 8151 998 923. Fax: +49 8151 998 9243
25-30 April 2003
14th International Zeolite Conference Cape Town, S Africa Contact Mrs Meg Winter, Dept of Chemical Engineering, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701 S Africa Tel: +27 (0)21 650 2752. Fax: +27 (0)121 689 7579
5-6 May 2003
CATCON 2003, 7th Annual Conference & Exhibition Houston, TX, USA Contact The Catalyst Group, Gwynedd Office Park, PO Box 680, Spring House, PA 19477, USA Tel: +1 215 628 4447. Fax: +1 215 628 2267
8-9 May 2003
METCON 2003, 11th Annual Conference & Exhibition Metallocene & Single Site Catalysis: value-added resins, etc Houston TX, USA Contact: see previous item
Focus on Catalysts (ISSN 1351-4180) is published monthly by Elsevier Advanced Technology, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK. 2003 annual subscription rate: US$732/€654, additional copies to the same address US$244/€218. Orders and enquiries International Sales Department, Elsevier Advanced Technology, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1865 843687. Fax: +44 (0) 1865 843971. E-mail: [email protected] For US orders Elsevier Science Customer Support Department, PO Box 945, New York NY 10010, USA. Tel: (+1) 212 633 3730. Fax: (+1) 212 633 3680. E-mail: [email protected] Other Locations Elsevier Science Customer Support Department, PO Box 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel: (+31) 20 3853757. Fax: (+31) 20 4853432. E-mail: [email protected] © 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier Science Rights & Permissions Department, PO Box 800, Oxford OX5 1DX, UK. Tel: (+44) 1865 843830. Fax: (+44) 1865 853333. E-mail: [email protected]. You may also contact Rights & Permissions directly through Elsevier’s home page (http://www.elsevier.nl), selecting first ‘Customer Support’, then ‘General Information’, then ‘Permissions Query Form’. Derivative Works Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles including abstracts for internal circulation within their institutions. Permission of the publisher is required for resale or distribution outside the institution. Permission of the publisher is required for all other derivative works, including compilations and translations. Electronic Storage or Usage Permission of the publisher is required to store or use electronically any material contained in this journal, including any article or part of an article. Contact the publisher at the address indicated. Except as outlined above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher. Notice No responsibility is assumed by the Publisher for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein. Typeset by Land & Unwin, Bugbrooke Printed by Mayfield Press (Oxford)