CATALYSIS LOOKS TO THE FUTURE -- Copyright -- Contents -- CATALYSIS LOOKS TO THE FUTURE -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- SOCIETAL IMPACT OF CATALYTIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY -- WHAT ARE CATALYSTS? -- CATALYTIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY -- RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN CATALYTIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY -- REPORT FINDINGS -- REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS -- For Industry -- For Academic Researchers -- For National Laboratories -- For the Federal Government -- 1 Introduction -- WHAT ARE CATALYSTS? -- THE FUNCTION OF RESEARCH -- SUMMARY AND PERSPECTIVE -- 2 New Opportunities in Catalytic Technology -- SOCIETAL IMPACT OF CATALYTIC TECHNOLOGY -- PRODUCTION OF CHEMICALS -- Existing Products -- Lower-Cost Feedstocks -- New Catalytic Oxidation Processes -- New Products -- Polymers -- Pharmaceuticals -- Biologically Derived Products -- PRODUCTION OF FUELS -- Existing Fuels -- Advanced Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Catalysts for the Production of Environmentally Acceptable Gas ... -- Oxygenates for Octane Boosting -- New Fuels-Methanol Dissociation to Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen -- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION -- Alkylation Catalysts -- Replacements for Chlorofluorocarbons -- Emission Abatement -- Biodegradation of Organic Waste -- 3 Research Opportunities in Catalytic Science -- INTRODUCTION -- SYNTHESIS OF CATALYTIC MATERIALS -- CATALYST CHARACTERIZATION -- MECHANISM AND DYNAMICS OF CATALYTIC REACTIONS -- THEORY OF CATALYSIS -- CONCLUSIONS -- 4 National Resources for Catalytic Research -- INDUSTRY -- UNIVERSITIES -- NATIONAL LABORATORIES -- 5 Findings and Recommendations -- INDUSTRY -- ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS -- NATIONAL LABORATORIES -- FEDERAL GOVERNMENT -- Appendix -- CORRESPONDING CONTRIBUTORS -- PROGRAM FOR THE WORKSHOP ON NEW DIRECTIONS IN CATALYST SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY -- Index.