Catalytic process technology / Committee on Catalytic Process Technology for Manufacturing Applications, Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.

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""CATALYTIC PROCESS TECHNOLOGY""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""Recommendations for Applied Research""; ""Alkane Activation and Selective Oxidation""; ""Synthesis of Fine Chemicals""; ""Alternative and Renewable Resources""; ""Olefin Polymerization""; ""Alkylation Technology""; ""Environmental Applications""; ""Policy-Related Recommendations""; ""Innovation""; ""Computational Technology""; ""Funding for Catalyst Research""; ""Proposal Review Process""; ""Program Metrics""; ""Research Centers""; ""1 Introduction ""

""U.S. CHEMICAL INDUSTRY""""INDUSTRIAL CATALYSIS""; ""POLICY BACKGROUND""; ""OFFICE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES""; ""CURRENT STUDY""; ""2 Areas for Applied Research ""; ""ALKANE ACTIVATION AND SELECTIVE OXIDATION""; ""Low-Temperature, Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Alkanes to Alkenes""; ""Molecularly Designed Metal Oxides""; ""Direct Epoxidation of Higher Alkenes with Molecular Oxygen""; ""Primary Oxidation of Alkanes to Alcohols and Diols""; ""SYNTHESIS OF FINE CHEMICALS""; ""Catalysis""; ""Synthetic Versatility and Atom Economy""; ""Selectivity""; ""Reaction Conditions""; ""Biocatalysis""

""Substrate Specificity and Stereoselectivity""""Enzyme Stability""; ""Enzyme Activity""; ""Cofactor Regeneration""; ""ALTERNATIVE AND RENEWABLE RESOURCES""; ""Alternative Resources""; ""Low-Cost Production of Synthesis Gas""; ""Available Chemicals""; ""Renewable Resources""; ""Converting Biomass to Feedstocks and Polymers""; ""Efficient Use of Carbon""; ""OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION""; ""Copolymerized Olefins with a Diverse Class of Polar Unsaturated Monomers""; ""Tolerant Catalysts""; ""Macromolecular Architectures and Thermoplastic Elastomers""; ""Polymer Recycling""; ""ALKYLATION TECHNOLOGY""

""Ultrahigh Selectivity""""Tolerance to Functional Groups""; ""Reactivity""; ""ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS""; ""Pollution Control for Mobile Applications""; ""Control of Nitrogen Oxides in Lean-Exhaust Environments""; ""Control of Particulate Emissions""; ""Catalytic Sensors""; ""Measuring Combustion Exhaust Streams""; ""Monitoring Fuel Quality""; ""Fuel Cell Systems""; ""Converting Hydrocarbon Fuels to Hydrogen""; ""Metal-Sintering Processes of Supported Metal Catalysts""; ""Mechanistic Understanding of the Sintering of Metals on a Support""; ""Model System""; ""3 Policy-Related Issues ""

""INNOVATION""""COMPUTATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY, AND DATA MANAGEMENT""; ""FUNDING FOR CATALYSIS RESEARCH""; ""PROPOSAL REVIEW PROCESS""; ""PROGRAM METRICS""; ""RESEARCH CENTERS""; ""References""; ""Appendix A Invited Speakers ""; ""Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members ""; ""Glossary""; ""Acronyms""

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