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Nature 439, 548 (2 February 2006) | doi:10.1038/439548a; Published online 1 February 2006
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Chemistry: Catalysts live and up close
Bert M. Weckhuysen1
Abstract
Designing efficient solid-state catalysts would be easier if we knew which parts of them do what. Fluorescence microscopy could help: the technique allows single catalytic events to be observed in real time.
Catalysts are the workhorses of the chemical industry: more than 80% of all modern chemicals come into contact with at least one catalyst during their manufacture. They can also be extremely complex: solids with large surface areas, for example, possess many potential active sites in their crystal structure.
- Bert M. Weckhuysen is in the Department of Chemistry, Debye Institute, Utrecht University, Sorbonnelaan 16, PO Box 80083, 3508 TB Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Email: b.m.weckhuysen@chem.uu.nl
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