Heinemann\, Heinz; Somorjai\, Gabor A.

Part I: Chemicals from Methanol 1. Chemicals from Methanol 2. Methanol Conversion to Light Olefins 3. Chemicals from Methanol Part II: Hydrotreating of Hydrocarbons 4. Fundamental Studies of Transition Metal Sulfide Hydrodesulfurization Catalysts 5. Importance of Co-Mo-S Type Structures in Hydrodesulfurization 6. Reactor Developments in Hydrotreating and Conversion of Residues 7. Hydrotreatment of Cracked Light Gas Oil Part III: Catalyst Preparation 8. Preparation Techniques for Hydrotreating Catalysts and Their Influence on the Location of the Metal Oxides and Performance 9. A Novel Catalyst Geometry for Automobile Emission Control 10. Preparation and Properties of Fluid Cracking Catalysts for Residual Oil Conversion Part IV: Monomers and Polymers 11. Studies with High Activity Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization 12. Mobil Zeolite Catalysts for Monomers 13. A Fundamental Study of High Activity Catalyst for Olefin Polymerization 14. Olefin Polymerization Catalysis Technology Part V: Photocatalysis and Photovoltaics 15. Hydrogen Evolving Solar Cells* 16. The Catalyzed Photodissociation of Water 17. The Present Status of Industrial Production and Use of Photovoltaic and Photocatalytic Solar Energy Conversion Devices

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