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Alkylation catalyst which minimises skeletal isomerization This catalyst is for use in producing linear alkylbenzenes. It contains two different zeolites: UZM-8, plus zeolite Y containing a lanthanide. The two zeolites are mixed within single catalyst pellets.
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Catalysis in the Refining of FischerTropsch Syncrude
P Fornasiero and M Graziani (eds), Dec 2011, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA, ISBN 978-1439-84018-0, £89
A companion volume to FischerTropsch Refining by de Klerk, reviewed in Focus on Catalysts, Oct 2011.
Green Approaches to Asymmetric Catalytic Synthesis
E Furimsky and A de Klerk, Dec 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, ISBN 978-1849-73080-8, £122
Renewable Resources and Renewable Energy: A Global Challenge, 2nd edn An update with contributions from 12 countries, emphasising developments in biomass-rich countries in Asia and
The author works at the Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Catania. It is a “general overview of the approaches currently applied for “green” optimisation of the different factors contributing to the overall efficiency of an asymmetric catalytic process . . . A concise manual of the fundamental concepts . . .”. A Patti, 2011, Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, ISBN 978-94-007-1453-3, 140 pp, paperback, £45
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ICIS Methanol and Derivatives Conference Frankfurt, Germany Nazan Ali, ICIS, Reed Business Information, Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton SM2 5AS, UK Tel: +44 208 652 8350. E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.icisconference.com/methanol
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Alkylation catalyst which minimises skeletal isomerization This catalyst is for use in producing linear alkylbenzenes. It contains two different zeolites: UZM-8, plus zeolite Y containing a lanthanide. The two zeolites are mixed within single catalyst pellets.
EVENTS
US 8,158,839, UOP LLC, Des Plaines, IL, USA, 17 Apr 2012
ON
C ATA LY S T S
BOOKSHELF
S America. Some catalytic processes are described.
Catalysis in the Refining of FischerTropsch Syncrude
P Fornasiero and M Graziani (eds), Dec 2011, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA, ISBN 978-1439-84018-0, £89
A companion volume to FischerTropsch Refining by de Klerk, reviewed in Focus on Catalysts, Oct 2011.
Green Approaches to Asymmetric Catalytic Synthesis
E Furimsky and A de Klerk, Dec 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, ISBN 978-1849-73080-8, £122
Renewable Resources and Renewable Energy: A Global Challenge, 2nd edn An update with contributions from 12 countries, emphasising developments in biomass-rich countries in Asia and
The author works at the Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Catania. It is a “general overview of the approaches currently applied for “green” optimisation of the different factors contributing to the overall efficiency of an asymmetric catalytic process . . . A concise manual of the fundamental concepts . . .”. A Patti, 2011, Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, ISBN 978-94-007-1453-3, 140 pp, paperback, £45
3-8 June 2012
Congrès de Chimie de Coordination, Chimie Organométallique, et Catalyse Métabief, Doubs, France Website: http://geocom2012.u-bourgonne.fr/
3-4 July 2012
ICIS Methanol and Derivatives Conference Frankfurt, Germany Nazan Ali, ICIS, Reed Business Information, Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton SM2 5AS, UK Tel: +44 208 652 8350. E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.icisconference.com/methanol
Focus on Catalysts (ISSN 1351-4180) is published monthly by Elsevier Ltd. 2012 annual subscription rate: US$1289/€1142 (in Europe)/¥152,400 (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/engineering-village Enquiries, electronic access and samples E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.sciencedirect.com For orders for Europe, Middle East and Africa Journals Customer Service, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX1 5GB, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1865 843434. E-mail: [email protected] For orders for the Americas Journals Customer Service, 11830 Westline Industrial Drive, St Louis, MO 63146 USA. US Customers: Toll-free: +1 877 839 7126. Customers Outside US: Tel: +1 314 453 7076. E-mail: [email protected] For orders for other locations Journals Customer Service, 3 Killiney Road #08-01, Winsland House I, Singapore 239519. Tel: +65 6349 0222. E-mail: [email protected]
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