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Journal Article 
A Kinetic Modeling Approach to the Design of Catalysts: Formulation of a Catalyst Design Advisory Program 
Dumesic, JA; Milligan, BA; Greppi, LA; Balse, VR; Sarnowski, KT; Beall, CE; Kataoka, T; Rudd, DF; Trevino, AA 
1987 
Yes 
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
ISSN: 0888-5885
EISSN: 1520-5045 
AMER CHEMICAL SOC 
WASHINGTON 
26 
7 
1399-1407 
English 
WOS:A1987J176500023 
We describe an approach to catalyst design that allows the coordination, interpretation, and generalization of theoretical and experimental catalysis studies. Our approach allows for the rapid estimation of catalyst performance from reaction mechanism considerations and serves to direct the catalyst designer toward experiments which are likely to yield the catalytic properties sought. We apply the approach to two test catalyst design problems: that of predicting the reactions of n-hexane and hydrogen on platinum catalysts and that of predicting the conversion of methanol to olefins on a zeolite H-ZSM-5 catalyst. We also show how this simple approach forms the basis for a Catalyst Design Advisory Program capable of being implemented on a computer. Portions of the advisory program have been made available commercially and are being used in industry under the name of CATALYST II. © 1987, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.