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Catalyst combining reactivity, for a production process of an oxygen


selectivity could speed drug PATENTS eight-membered ring zeolite membrane
development with slight defects. The patent also
covers a method for assessing defects
University of Illinois scientists have Reducing carbon dioxide to products in the membrane. Original Source:
developed a manganese-based catalyst A method for reducing carbon dioxide to Membrane Technology, http://www.
that efciently alters the biological one or more products that includes membrane-technology.com, Copyright
properties of alcohol-containing drugs bubbling carbon dioxide into a solution Elsevier Ltd 2015.
via conversion of C-H bonds into C-N of an electrolyte and a catalyst in a
bonds. Exclusively licensed to Sigma- Original Source: Membrane Technology,
divided electrochemical cell. Oct 2015, 13 (Website: http://www.
Aldrich (product number 799688), the membrane-technology.com) Copyright Elsevier
technology enables rapid yet low-cost US 8,845,878, Liquid Light Inc., Monmouth Ltd 2015
drug discovery without compromising Junction, NJ, USA, 30 SEP 2014
on reactivity or selectivity. Sigma-
Aldrich will start marketing the catalyst Controlled growth of MTT zeolite by
in fall-2015. microwave-assisted hydrothermal
Original Source: Chemical Weekly, 27 Oct 2015,
181-182 (Website: http://www.chemicalweekly.
synthesis
BOOKSHELF
com) Sevak Publications & Chemical Weekly A process for preparing MTT zeolites
Database P Ltd 2015. includes the preparation of a sol-gel from
Gold Catalysis: Preparation,
an aluminate solution, mixing a structure
directing agent with the sol-gel to form a Characterization and Applications
structure directing mixture, mixing a silica Focusing primarily on gold-based
UK research project optimizes
with the structure directing mixture to form catalyst applications in selective
enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose a reaction mixture, heating the reaction
from waste oxidation carried out in the liquid phase,
mixture in a microwave reactor to form an this text covers this still-emerging eld
initial zeolite, and removing the structure and presents a rational state-of-the-art
A UK research group comprised of
directing agent to form the MTT zeolite. review for those interested in gold as an
seven members intends to prove
The invention also relates to MTT zeolites oxidation catalyst.
optimized enzymatic hydrolysis of
produced by the process, including ZSM-
cellulose derived from municipal solid
23 zeolites, as well as zeolite L. Prati and A. Villa (eds), 1st edn, 2015, Pan
waste processed by Fiberight Ltd. Stanford, Singapore, ISBN-13: 978-9814669283,
membranes, coating and catalysts.
Other members include Leeds 550 pp.
University Institute of Process R&D, US 9,186.659, King Fahd University of Petroleum
the Centre for Process Innovation and and Minerals, Dhahran, SA, and King Abdulaziz
UK-headquartered SME. ReBio City for Science and Technology, Riyadh, SA,
17 Nov 2015 Microwaves in Catalysis: Methodology
Technologies Ltd will conduct end-user
and Applications
application tests for ethanol
production, whereas Aston University Method for generating electricity and
A comprehensive overview of the use of
will perform those for levulinic acid for producing gasoline from methanol
microwaves in catalysis. This text
production using heterogeneous covers the principles and preparation of
A process intensication approach for
catalysts. Novozymes will provide catalysts, as well as reactor technology
generating electric power and for
support in industrial enzymes and and applications in the eld of organic
producing gasoline from methanol
Knauf for bioresin production synthesis, energy production, and
which includes synthesizing gasoline by
application tests. environmental catalysis
reacting methanol over a catalyst,
Original Source: Ethanol Producer Magazine, recovering heat generated from the S. Horikoshi and N. Serpone, 1st edn, 2015,
Nov 2015, 21 (11), 18 (Website: http://www. gasoline synthetic reaction of methanol Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, ISBN-13:
ethanolproducer.com/) BBI International by cooling the reaction with coolant to 978-3527338153, 454 pp.
2015
vaporize the coolant, and generating
electric power by using the coolant
vapor produced in the heat recovery. Heterogeneous Photocatalysis: From
Sponge-like material performs CCS The power generation step may include
and CO2 catalysis. Fundamentals to Green Applications
generating electric power with a (Green Chemistry and Sustainable
plurality of steam turbines in series, e.
Researchers at the US Department of Technology Series)
g., a high-pressure turbine, a medium-
Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National
pressure turbine, and a low-pressure This text, comprising eleven chapters,
Laboratory (LBNL) have developed a
turbine. provides an overview of the principles
sponge-like material that captures and
selectively reduces CO2 to CO, which US 9,193,918, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.
and fundamentals of photocatalysis and
can be used as starting material for Tokyo, JP, 24 Nov 2015 highlights the current developments and
some chemical products. The new future potential of the green-chemistry-
product involves cobalt porphyrin Patents: zeolite membrane: NGK oriented applications of various
catalyst. Insulators Ltd inorganic, organic, and hybrid
photocatalysts
Original Source: Chemical Engineering Progress, Japan-based NGK Insulators Ltd has
Oct 2015, (Website: http://www.aiche.org/cep) J. C. Colmenares and Yi-Jun Xu (eds), 1st edn,
American Institute of Chemical Engineers been granted Patent No WO/2014/ 2015, Springer, Berlin, ISBN-13:
2015 157701 (Publication date: 2 Oct 2014) 978-3662487174, 418 pp.

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