Hurdles in commercializing a catalytic process: Pitfalls in an obstacle course

The article by Farrauto and Armor covers a critical topic of the importance of a realistic simulation duty cycle in testing promising catalysts for eventual commercial implementation. It is a topic of great interest for those who work in industrial R&D, and of high educational value for graduate...

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Published inApplied catalysis. A, General Vol. 542; p. 391
Main Author Soled, Stuart
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier Science SA 25.07.2017
Subjects
Armor
Catalysis
Catalysts
Deactivation
Heat transfer
Poisons
R&D
Research & development
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Summary:The article by Farrauto and Armor covers a critical topic of the importance of a realistic simulation duty cycle in testing promising catalysts for eventual commercial implementation. It is a topic of great interest for those who work in industrial R&D, and of high educational value for graduate students intended to pursue a career in catalyst research and development, although the issues in this article are seldom discussed in a public forum or journal articles. The authors have recounted several examples of problems related to catalyst formulation, deactivation and process poisons, all of which are quite important.
ISSN:0926-860X
1873-3875
DOI:10.1016/j.apcata.2016.12.004