title: Commentary on industrial processes.
abstract: A brief commentary on the three papers presented in the session on 'industrial processes' is presented. In particular, emphasis is placed on the factors considered to be crucial for an industrial process, namely: catalyst activity, the selectivity of the overall catalysed reaction and the lifetime over which the performance is observed. Control of selectivity is viewed as being most important, and examples of how this is achieved through the use of membrane reactors and catalyst design are described.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, P.O. Box 912, Cardiff CF10 3TB, UK. hutch@cf.ac.uk
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Hutchings
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D002617:Chemical Industry / Q000379:methods*; D004798:Enzymes / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D001335:Vehicle Emissions / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D004798:Enzymes; D001335:Vehicle Emissions