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Electronic Manuscripts - Compuscripts
it is not generally realised that articles for Applied Catalysis can be submitted on floppy disk (MS-DOS or Macintosh, the Japanese NEC-DOS can not be used).
This procedure has numerous advant- ages, including a reduction in the time necessary for type-setting and proof-read- ing by authors, and also fewer correction
stages during production. Such a proce- dure deviates from the type-setting step
currently carried out by Elsevier in the preparation of manuscripts for printing and
forthe production of thefuli texts in the STN database. The procedure still requires hard copies of the papers for refereeing pur- poses, etc. Only a small number of articles have yet been processed in this way. In order to stimulate further action, Elsevier is offering “an attractive small gift” to the first
100 authors of such manuscripts. You may obtain the (very simple) instructions for preparing compuscripts from Elsevier Science Publishers, Chemistry Division, P.O. Box 330, loo0 AH Amsterdam, Netherlands, fax. (+31-20)5862 459,
e-mail [email protected]. Con- tributors of News Brief items might also like to consider sending these to me by elec-
tronic mail. My address is now: [email protected]. Alternatively my fax num- ber is (+353-61)411409.
JULIAN ROSS
Publications
Chemistry of the Platinum Group Me-
talS
In this new book, edited by Frank ‘R. Hartley and published by Eisevier in 1991, many contributors provide a broad sum-
mary of the uses for platinum group me- tals. There are a number of chapters of strong interest to those working in both homogeneous and heterogeneous cata- lysis. There is a general introduction by G.C. Bond and another article on “Catalytic Combustion” by D.L. Trimm. C.R. Stein- metz and J.R. Zoeiler review the use of
“Platinum Metal Catalysts in the Synthesis of Chemicals from Synthesis Gas”. A.W. Parkins reviews “Recent Developments in Platinum Group Metal Catalysts in the Pe- trochemical Industry” while J.F. Knlfton de- scribes “Platinum Group Catalysis in
Melts”. There are also chapters on “CH Bond Activation” by J.R. Chipperfield, “Ox-
idation” by E.S. Gore, and “Recent Advan- ces in the Chemistry of Platinum Group Carbonyls in Catalysis” by J.A. Davies and C.T. Eagle. Ail these articles are heavily referenced and bring the reader up to date in the area of precious metal catalysis.
Age of Gaseous Energy In an article in Hydrocarbon Processing
(Nov. 1991, page 146C), A. Tarbutton and M. Salazar review the worldwide outlook for the natural gas industry. They report that natural gas already accounts for ap-
proximately 40% of petroleum energy pro- duction vs. 39% during the same period
since 1988. World production and con- sumption of natural gas has arisen steadily throughout the 1986’s. Russian gas pro- duction has increased by more than 80%
since 1980. Indeed, natural gas has found its way intothe mainstream of world energy needs and the prediction is for even more dramatic growth in the future.
Catalyst Terminology J. Haber (Pure & Applied Chemistry,
Vol. 63 (1991) pp. 1227-1246) summarizes recommendations from the Commission on Colloid and Surface Chemistry of the
applied catalysis A: General Volume 83 No. 2 - 21 April 1992