Abstract
IT is probably true to say that the problem of the mechanism of heterogeneous catalysis has been and still is one of the most hotly debated topics in physical chemistry. A wealth of papers and books advocate rival theories, each supported by an abundance of experimental fact which can scarcely be discussed critically and impartially by one author.
(1) The Catalytic Action of Surfaces
By J. E. Nyrop. Second edition. Pp. 102. (Copenhagen: Levin and Munksgaard; London: Williams and Norgate, Ltd. 1937). 7s. net.
(2) Katalytische Umsetzungen in homogenen und enzymatischen Systemen
Von W. Frankenburger. Pp. xi + 444. (Leipzig: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.H., 1937.) 36 gold marks.
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MELVILLE, H. (1) The Catalytic Action of Surfaces (2) Katalytische Umsetzungen in homogenen und enzymatischen Systemen. Nature 140, 827–828 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/140827a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/140827a0
