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Title: Beyond relationships between homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis

Journal Article · · Catalysis Letters
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. Univ. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (United States)
  2. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
  3. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
  4. Univ. of California, Davis, CA (United States)

Scientists who regard catalysis as a coherent field have been striving for decades to articulate the fundamental unifying principles. But because these principles seem to be broader than chemistry, chemical engineering, and materials science combined, catalytic scientists commonly interact within the sub-domains of homogeneous, heterogeneous, and bio-catalysis, and increasingly within even narrower domains such as organocatalysis, phase-transfer catalysis, acid-base catalysis, zeolite catalysis, etc. Attempts to unify catalysis have motivated researchers to find relationships between homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis and to mimic enzymes. These themes have inspired vibrant international meetings and workshops, and we have benefited from the idea exchanges and have some thoughts about a path forward.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1166831
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-105176
Journal Information:
Catalysis Letters, Vol. 144, Issue 11; ISSN 1011-372X
Publisher:
Springer
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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