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Microporous framework solids
F O C US
The future of glycerol A chemical success – the conversion of glycerol to value-added products – from an Italian perspective.
Microporous framework solids
EVENTS
A modern introduction to the background to the science of
C ATA LY S T S
molecular sieves. lncludes a description of recent trends and likely areas for future developments.
BOOKSHELF
M Pagliaro and M Rossi, 2008, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Cambridge, ISBN 978-0-85404124-4, 124 pp, £65
O N
P A Wright (Ed), 2008, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Cambridge, UK, ISBN 978-0-85404-812-0, 429 pp, £79
Catalysis: concepts and green applications
Stereoselective polymerization with single-site catalysts A multi-authored, international monograph with contributions by 49 authors from 10 countries. L S Baugh and J A M Canich, 2008, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA, ISBN 978-1-57444-579-4, 677 pp, £139
A textbook for senior undergraduate students and graduate researchers. G Rothenberg, 2008, Wiley-VCH, Chichester, UK, ISBN 978-3-527-31824-7, 279 pp, €75
23-27 August 2008
10th International Symposium on Heterogeneous Catalysis Varna, Bulgaria Institute of Catalysis, Bulgarian Academy of Science Website: http://www.ic.bas.bg
31 August – 3 September 2008
5th International Conference on Environmental Catalysis Belfast, Northern Ireland Centre for the Theory and Application of Catalysis (CenTACat), Queen’s University Belfast Websites: http://www.qub.ac.uk/centacat/5icec or http://www.centacat.qub.ac.uk/5icec
Focus on Catalysts (ISSN 1351-4180) is published monthly by Elsevier Ltd, Block 6, Westbrook Centre, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 1YG, UK. 2008 annual subscription rate: US$1068/€954 (in Europe)/¥126,800 (in Japan) Material published in Focus on Catalysts includes abstracts sourced from Chemical Business NewsBase (CBNB) (E-mail: [email protected]) CBNB is available as part of a subscription to Ei’s EngineeringVillage discovery platform. Visit our website for more details: http://www.ei.org Orders and enquiries Elsevier Ltd, Block 6, Westbrook Centre, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 1YG, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1223 463160. Fax: +44 (0) 1223 463169. E-mail: [email protected] For US orders Elsevier Journals Customer Service, 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL 32887-4800, USA. US Customers Tel: +1 (877) 839 7126. Fax: +1 (407) 363 1354. Customers outside US Tel: +1 (407) 345 4020. Fax: +1 (407) 363 1354 Other Locations Elsevier Customer Support Department, PO Box 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 20 3853757. Fax: +31 20 4853432. E-mail: [email protected]
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The future of glycerol A chemical success – the conversion of glycerol to value-added products – from an Italian perspective.
Microporous framework solids
EVENTS
A modern introduction to the background to the science of
C ATA LY S T S
molecular sieves. lncludes a description of recent trends and likely areas for future developments.
BOOKSHELF
M Pagliaro and M Rossi, 2008, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Cambridge, ISBN 978-0-85404124-4, 124 pp, £65
O N
P A Wright (Ed), 2008, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Cambridge, UK, ISBN 978-0-85404-812-0, 429 pp, £79
Catalysis: concepts and green applications
Stereoselective polymerization with single-site catalysts A multi-authored, international monograph with contributions by 49 authors from 10 countries. L S Baugh and J A M Canich, 2008, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA, ISBN 978-1-57444-579-4, 677 pp, £139
A textbook for senior undergraduate students and graduate researchers. G Rothenberg, 2008, Wiley-VCH, Chichester, UK, ISBN 978-3-527-31824-7, 279 pp, €75
23-27 August 2008
10th International Symposium on Heterogeneous Catalysis Varna, Bulgaria Institute of Catalysis, Bulgarian Academy of Science Website: http://www.ic.bas.bg
31 August – 3 September 2008
5th International Conference on Environmental Catalysis Belfast, Northern Ireland Centre for the Theory and Application of Catalysis (CenTACat), Queen’s University Belfast Websites: http://www.qub.ac.uk/centacat/5icec or http://www.centacat.qub.ac.uk/5icec
Focus on Catalysts (ISSN 1351-4180) is published monthly by Elsevier Ltd, Block 6, Westbrook Centre, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 1YG, UK. 2008 annual subscription rate: US$1068/€954 (in Europe)/¥126,800 (in Japan) Material published in Focus on Catalysts includes abstracts sourced from Chemical Business NewsBase (CBNB) (E-mail: [email protected]) CBNB is available as part of a subscription to Ei’s EngineeringVillage discovery platform. Visit our website for more details: http://www.ei.org Orders and enquiries Elsevier Ltd, Block 6, Westbrook Centre, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 1YG, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1223 463160. Fax: +44 (0) 1223 463169. E-mail: [email protected] For US orders Elsevier Journals Customer Service, 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL 32887-4800, USA. US Customers Tel: +1 (877) 839 7126. Fax: +1 (407) 363 1354. Customers outside US Tel: +1 (407) 345 4020. Fax: +1 (407) 363 1354 Other Locations Elsevier Customer Support Department, PO Box 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 20 3853757. Fax: +31 20 4853432. E-mail: [email protected]
Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier Global Rights Department, PO Box 800, Oxford OX5 1DX, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1865 843830. Fax: +44 (0) 1865 853333. E-mail: [email protected]. You may also contact Global Rights directly through Elsevier’s home page (http://www.elsevier.com), by selecting ‘Support and Contact’, then ‘Copyright and Permission’. 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 Chat Noir Design, France Printed by Mayfield Press (Oxford) © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved