Between 1901 and 2012 15 Nobel Prizes have been awarded to work related to chemical and enzymatic catalysis
Recognition of his work on catalysis and associated fundamental studies on chemical equilibria and rates of reactions
Catalytic action consists in the modification, by the acting substance, the catalyst, of the rate at which a chemical reaction occurs, without that substance itself being part of the end- products formed.
Pressure > 300 atm Temp. 400-700$\degree C$
$R\xrightarrow{Ziegler-Natta Catalyst}n$(Linearity Stereoregularity)
The generic reaction equation for polymerization of -olefins
$Al(Et)_2 +TiCl_4 \xrightarrow{1atm 20-70 degree} CH_2CH_2$(inew molecular weight 10.000-20.000)
Linear polyethylene obtained by Ziegler’s catalytic system
$CH_3 \xrightarrow[{Al(Et)_2Cl}]{TiCl_3}$Isotactic polypropene
$CH_3 \xrightarrow[{VCl_4 -78 degree}]{Al(iBu)_2Cl}$Sysadintactic polypropene
The Zn catalytic polymerization of linear polypropene with two different stereoregular structures
The surface detective
Importance of surface reactions
$H_2 \rightleftarrows 2H_{ad}$
$N_2 \rightleftarrows N_{2,ad} \rightleftarrows 2N_3$
$N_3 + H_{ad} \rightleftarrows NH_{ad}$
$NH_{ad} + H_{ad} \rightleftarrows NH_{2,ad}$
$NH_{2,ad} + H_{ad} \rightleftarrows NH_{3,ad}$
$NH_{3,ad} \rightleftarrows NH_3$
Elizabeth ft. Blackburn
Carol W. Greider
Jack W. Szostak
A zeolite acting an a molecular sieve and a catalyst