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F O C U S stable products. The calcination is monitored by observing the hydroxyl bands in the infra-red spectrum of the SAPO. US 6,448,460, 10 Sep 2002, ExxonMobil, Houston, TX, USA
BOOKSHELF Catalytic membranes and catalytic reactors
EVENTS
The first book on this subject. Fascinating, but note these two
O N
C ATA LY S T S
quotations: “further advances must await the development of more stable and affordable membranes”; and “Published studies, so far, indicate that catalytic and electrochemical membrane reactors still face an uphill battle towards commercialisation”. J G S Mercano and T T Tsotsis, 2002, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, ISBN 3-527-30277-8, 251 pp, £72
2000. Has 14 chapters by 25 authors from 8 countries. Three of the chapters concern catalysed reactions. R van Eldik and F G Klärner (eds), 2002, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. ISBN 3-5427-30404-5, 458 pp
Kinetics and catalysis in homogeneous and heterogeneous systems
High pressure chemistry
A poorly-translated, poorly-produced Russian educational book. One wonders why it ever left Russia.
Based on a meeting of the European High Pressure Research Group held in Kloster Banz, Germany, in Sep
I M Kolesnikov, S I Kolesnokov, V I Vinokurov, & I M Gubkin, 2001, Nova Science Publishers, Huntington, New York, ISBN 1-56072-986-4, 233 pp
6 November 2002
The Combi/HTS in Catalysis and Materials Workshop Philadelphia, USA Contact: The Catalyst Group Resources, Gwynedd Office Park, PO Box 680, Spring House, PA 19477, USA Tel: +1 215 628 4447. Fax: +1 215 628 2267. Website: http://www.catalystgrp.com
7-8 November 2002
Combicat 2002–North America Philadelphia, USA Contact: The Catalyst Group Resources, as above
2-6 December 2002
Materials for Fuel Cells and Fuel Processors Symposium, Fall meeting of the Materials Research Society Boston, MA, USA Contact: Levi Thompson, Dept of Chem Eng, University of Michigan, 3026 HH Dow Bldg, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2316 Tel: +1 734 936 2015. Fax: +1 734 763 0459. E-mail: [email protected]
Focus on Catalysts (ISSN 1351-4180) is published monthly by Elsevier Advanced Technology, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK. 2002 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] © 2002 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)
BOOKSHELF Catalytic membranes and catalytic reactors
EVENTS
The first book on this subject. Fascinating, but note these two
O N
C ATA LY S T S
quotations: “further advances must await the development of more stable and affordable membranes”; and “Published studies, so far, indicate that catalytic and electrochemical membrane reactors still face an uphill battle towards commercialisation”. J G S Mercano and T T Tsotsis, 2002, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, ISBN 3-527-30277-8, 251 pp, £72
2000. Has 14 chapters by 25 authors from 8 countries. Three of the chapters concern catalysed reactions. R van Eldik and F G Klärner (eds), 2002, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. ISBN 3-5427-30404-5, 458 pp
Kinetics and catalysis in homogeneous and heterogeneous systems
High pressure chemistry
A poorly-translated, poorly-produced Russian educational book. One wonders why it ever left Russia.
Based on a meeting of the European High Pressure Research Group held in Kloster Banz, Germany, in Sep
I M Kolesnikov, S I Kolesnokov, V I Vinokurov, & I M Gubkin, 2001, Nova Science Publishers, Huntington, New York, ISBN 1-56072-986-4, 233 pp
6 November 2002
The Combi/HTS in Catalysis and Materials Workshop Philadelphia, USA Contact: The Catalyst Group Resources, Gwynedd Office Park, PO Box 680, Spring House, PA 19477, USA Tel: +1 215 628 4447. Fax: +1 215 628 2267. Website: http://www.catalystgrp.com
7-8 November 2002
Combicat 2002–North America Philadelphia, USA Contact: The Catalyst Group Resources, as above
2-6 December 2002
Materials for Fuel Cells and Fuel Processors Symposium, Fall meeting of the Materials Research Society Boston, MA, USA Contact: Levi Thompson, Dept of Chem Eng, University of Michigan, 3026 HH Dow Bldg, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2316 Tel: +1 734 936 2015. Fax: +1 734 763 0459. E-mail: [email protected]
Focus on Catalysts (ISSN 1351-4180) is published monthly by Elsevier Advanced Technology, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK. 2002 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] © 2002 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)