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Science 14 March 2003:
Vol. 299. no. 5613, pp. 1688 - 1691
DOI: 10.1126/science.1083671
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The Impact of Nanoscience on Heterogeneous Catalysis

Alexis T. Bell

Most catalysts consist of nanometer-sized particles dispersed on a high-surface-area support. Advances in characterization methods have led to a molecular-level understanding of the relationships between nanoparticle properties and catalytic performance. Together with novel approaches to nanoparticle synthesis, this knowledge is contributing to the design and development of new catalysts.

Division of Chemical Sciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-1462, USA. E-mail: bell{at}cchem.berkeley.edu

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