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He also suggests that the use of such large pore materials may permit the funtionalization (by aromatic alkyation) of various high molecular weight alkene oligomers.
Clapetta Lectureship to John J. Rooney It has been announced that the F.G. Ciapetta Lectureship of the Catalysis Society of North America has been awarded to Professor John Rooney of Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Editors, two of whom have worked closely with John in the past, would like to congratulate him wholeheartedly on this honour. The following appreciation of John's career has kindly been supplied by Professor John Clarke, a life-long friend and collaborator of the awardee. John Rooney is a graduate of Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, where he began his study of Catalysis with Charles Kemball. Following a period at the University of Hull in England, Rooney returned to the staff of Queen's University where he is currently Professor of Catalytic Chemistry. The main theme of Rooney's research is the mechanistic relationship of homogeneous to heterogeneous catalysis. Thus, in 1960 prior to the proper advent of homogeneous organometallic catalysis, he pioneered the then revolutionary theory that catalysis on the surfaces of transition metals and their solid compounds is often due to the interconversion of various intermediates as n- and a-bonded ligands of individual atoms or ions. The Meldola Medal award at London in 1965 recognised this early seminal work. Over the years Rooney has provided proof for this now widely accepted unifying concept
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from a variety of studies of hydrogenationdehydrogenation, skeletal rearrangements and cyclisation reactions of hydrocarbons. His approach has been to project definitive test reactions, often with deuterium, of appropriate model compounds in order to distinguish mechanistic alternatives. Rooney has argued that there are mobile transients in many reactions of hydrocarbons on metal surfaces. He is presently working on the related theme that, just as for acid-base catalysts, the active sites are relatively scarce and can be construed as defects, basically co-ordinatively highly unsaturated metal atoms and ions. He points out that the emerging evidence for the validity of this viewpoint justifies further the "chemical probe approach" in surface catalysis. The award by the Catalysis Society of the 1994 F.G. Ciapetta Lectureship recognises his continued achievements using this approach in understanding catalytic mechanisms in which area he is a senior international authority. The Lectureship includes the invitation to lecture to the various affiliated clubs during 1994 J.KA. CLARKE
Polish Journal of Environmental Studies A new journal of this title, with as Editor in Chief Dr. Jerzy Radecki and International and National Editorial Boards, is being published. It will include original papers and critical reviews on the following subjects: (i) basic and applied environmental pollution research, including environmental engineering; (Ii) pollution control of atmospheric, water (marine and fresh), soil and biological material; (iii) determination of harmful substances, including their meVolume 106 NO.1 - 26 November 1993
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tabolic breakdown patterns; (iv) analytical methods for metabolic breakdown patterns or other chemical degradation patterns in the environment and in biological samples; (v) development of new analytical methods, instruments and techniques for controlling pollutants; (vO circulation of pollutants in the environment and their effect on living organisms; (vii) hazards to human health and safety; (viii) waste utilization and management; (ix) land reclamation; and (x) conference reports, scientific and technical reports and book reviews. All the material will be written in English. Any additional information on the journal can be received from the Executive Editor, Dr. Hanna R. Aadecka, "HARD", Post Office Box 10-718 Olsztyn 5, Poland.
urements and Quality Assurance (Director, Clifford E. Decker); Environmental Analysis (Director, Dennis F. Naugle); Aerosol Technology (Director, David S. Ensor); and Process Research (Director, James J. Spivey). Recent projects in the Center for Process Research include: Catalytic oxidation of chlorinated hydrocarbons and chemical warfare simulants; simultaneous removal of H2Sand NHausing mixed metal oxide sorbents; development of hot-gas desulphurisation processes; membranes for H2S separation at high temperature; fundamental studies of NOx formation during catalytic combustion; catalytic decomposition of methanol for automative applications; and transfer of sulphur removal and recovery technology to private industry for commercialisation.
J.RYCZKOWSKI
New Texaco Catalytic Process Research Triangle Institute (RTI) Research Triangle Institute (RTI) is an independent not-for-profit contract research organisation located in the centre of North Carolina's Research Triangle Park. Established in 1958by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University and NC State University, RTI currently employs more than 1500 people who are engaged in applied and basic research in the US and abroad for clients in government, industry and public service. Areas of interest include: social sciences; survey research; mathematics, statistics and computer sciences; environmental sciences and engineering; chemical and biological sciences; and engineering and physics. The division of environmental sciences and engineering is in turn made up of the following centres: Environmental Meas-
appUed catalysis A: General
In a recent article in Oil & Gas Journal (August 30, 1993), AK. Rhodes describes the construction of a major new plant by Texaco at Port Neches, Texas. This plant will co-produce MTBE and propylene oxide [PO] with a 3 to 1 ratio. In the first step, isobutane is oxidized with oxygen to produce the hydroperoxide and t-butanol [tba]. The peroxide is reacted with a proprietary Texaco catalyst with propene to co-produce tba and PO. The tba co-product from both steps is combined and reacted with methanol to produce MTBE.
Forthcoming Events A call for papers has appeared for the 9th International Symposium on Homogeneous Catalysis, to be held in Jerusalem, Israel, from 21st to 26th August 1994. The topics to be covered are: asymmetric Volume 106 No. 1-26 November 1993
He also suggests that the use of such large pore materials may permit the funtionalization (by aromatic alkyation) of various high molecular weight alkene oligomers.
Clapetta Lectureship to John J. Rooney It has been announced that the F.G. Ciapetta Lectureship of the Catalysis Society of North America has been awarded to Professor John Rooney of Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Editors, two of whom have worked closely with John in the past, would like to congratulate him wholeheartedly on this honour. The following appreciation of John's career has kindly been supplied by Professor John Clarke, a life-long friend and collaborator of the awardee. John Rooney is a graduate of Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, where he began his study of Catalysis with Charles Kemball. Following a period at the University of Hull in England, Rooney returned to the staff of Queen's University where he is currently Professor of Catalytic Chemistry. The main theme of Rooney's research is the mechanistic relationship of homogeneous to heterogeneous catalysis. Thus, in 1960 prior to the proper advent of homogeneous organometallic catalysis, he pioneered the then revolutionary theory that catalysis on the surfaces of transition metals and their solid compounds is often due to the interconversion of various intermediates as n- and a-bonded ligands of individual atoms or ions. The Meldola Medal award at London in 1965 recognised this early seminal work. Over the years Rooney has provided proof for this now widely accepted unifying concept
applied catalysis A: General
from a variety of studies of hydrogenationdehydrogenation, skeletal rearrangements and cyclisation reactions of hydrocarbons. His approach has been to project definitive test reactions, often with deuterium, of appropriate model compounds in order to distinguish mechanistic alternatives. Rooney has argued that there are mobile transients in many reactions of hydrocarbons on metal surfaces. He is presently working on the related theme that, just as for acid-base catalysts, the active sites are relatively scarce and can be construed as defects, basically co-ordinatively highly unsaturated metal atoms and ions. He points out that the emerging evidence for the validity of this viewpoint justifies further the "chemical probe approach" in surface catalysis. The award by the Catalysis Society of the 1994 F.G. Ciapetta Lectureship recognises his continued achievements using this approach in understanding catalytic mechanisms in which area he is a senior international authority. The Lectureship includes the invitation to lecture to the various affiliated clubs during 1994 J.KA. CLARKE
Polish Journal of Environmental Studies A new journal of this title, with as Editor in Chief Dr. Jerzy Radecki and International and National Editorial Boards, is being published. It will include original papers and critical reviews on the following subjects: (i) basic and applied environmental pollution research, including environmental engineering; (Ii) pollution control of atmospheric, water (marine and fresh), soil and biological material; (iii) determination of harmful substances, including their meVolume 106 NO.1 - 26 November 1993
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tabolic breakdown patterns; (iv) analytical methods for metabolic breakdown patterns or other chemical degradation patterns in the environment and in biological samples; (v) development of new analytical methods, instruments and techniques for controlling pollutants; (vO circulation of pollutants in the environment and their effect on living organisms; (vii) hazards to human health and safety; (viii) waste utilization and management; (ix) land reclamation; and (x) conference reports, scientific and technical reports and book reviews. All the material will be written in English. Any additional information on the journal can be received from the Executive Editor, Dr. Hanna R. Aadecka, "HARD", Post Office Box 10-718 Olsztyn 5, Poland.
urements and Quality Assurance (Director, Clifford E. Decker); Environmental Analysis (Director, Dennis F. Naugle); Aerosol Technology (Director, David S. Ensor); and Process Research (Director, James J. Spivey). Recent projects in the Center for Process Research include: Catalytic oxidation of chlorinated hydrocarbons and chemical warfare simulants; simultaneous removal of H2Sand NHausing mixed metal oxide sorbents; development of hot-gas desulphurisation processes; membranes for H2S separation at high temperature; fundamental studies of NOx formation during catalytic combustion; catalytic decomposition of methanol for automative applications; and transfer of sulphur removal and recovery technology to private industry for commercialisation.
J.RYCZKOWSKI
New Texaco Catalytic Process Research Triangle Institute (RTI) Research Triangle Institute (RTI) is an independent not-for-profit contract research organisation located in the centre of North Carolina's Research Triangle Park. Established in 1958by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University and NC State University, RTI currently employs more than 1500 people who are engaged in applied and basic research in the US and abroad for clients in government, industry and public service. Areas of interest include: social sciences; survey research; mathematics, statistics and computer sciences; environmental sciences and engineering; chemical and biological sciences; and engineering and physics. The division of environmental sciences and engineering is in turn made up of the following centres: Environmental Meas-
appUed catalysis A: General
In a recent article in Oil & Gas Journal (August 30, 1993), AK. Rhodes describes the construction of a major new plant by Texaco at Port Neches, Texas. This plant will co-produce MTBE and propylene oxide [PO] with a 3 to 1 ratio. In the first step, isobutane is oxidized with oxygen to produce the hydroperoxide and t-butanol [tba]. The peroxide is reacted with a proprietary Texaco catalyst with propene to co-produce tba and PO. The tba co-product from both steps is combined and reacted with methanol to produce MTBE.
Forthcoming Events A call for papers has appeared for the 9th International Symposium on Homogeneous Catalysis, to be held in Jerusalem, Israel, from 21st to 26th August 1994. The topics to be covered are: asymmetric Volume 106 No. 1-26 November 1993