Abstract
TERMS such as ‘active sites’ and ‘active centres’ have long been used in describing the reactions of carbons with gases, without any specific knowledge of either the real nature or real function of such ‘sites’. Recent work in these Laboratories has thrown some light on both nature and action of at least one common type of reactive centre.
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BLACKWOOD, J., McTAGGART, F. A New Approach to Carbon Gasification. Nature 184, 447–448 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/184447b0
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