Chemical future applications

The chemical orbital theory has been established almost as described in this volume. The theory is useful and reliable for thinking about molecules and reactions. In the future, applications will shift more and more from understanding to designing molecules and reactions. 

In summary, the Avada process is an excellent example of process intensification to achieve higher energy efficiency and reduction of waste streams due to the use of a solid acid catalyst. The successful application of supported HP As for the production of ethyl acetate paves the way for future applications of supported HP As in new green processes for the production of other chemicals, fuels and lubricants. Our results also show that application of characterization techniques enables a better understanding of the effects of process parameters on reactivity and the eventual rational design of more active catalysts. 

The applications of polarized x-ray absorption spectroscopy (PXAS) for structure determination in inorganic and bioinorganic systems are discussed. PXAS studies of oriented samples add angular detail to the information obtained from x-ray absorption edges and from EXAFS. In some cases, PXAS can be used to determine molecular orientation. In other cases, PXAS can be used to infer the details of electronic structure or of chemical bonding. Some of the potential future applications of PXAS are discussed. 

The LbL strategy to chemically modify electrodes with redox polyelectrolyte films has become an important tool for the fabrication of devices and electrodes with important future applications in biosensors, electrochromic devices, electrocatalysts, corrosion-resistant coatings, and so on. 

Based on the outcome of two OECD workshops (in 2003-2004), strategies concerning the future application of toxicogenomics in regulatory assessment of chemical safety are being developed by some OECD member countries (OECD 2007a). 

Polystyrene has been used most often as the support for phase transfer catalysts mainly because of the availability of Merrifield resins and quaternary ammonium ion exchange resins. Although other polymers have attrative features, most future applications of polymer-supported phase transfer catalysts will use polystyrene for several reasons It is readily available, inexpensive, easy to functionalize, chemically inert in all but strongly acidic media, and physically stable enough for most uses. Silica gel and alumina offer most of these same advantages. We expect that large scale applications of triphase catalysis will use polystyrene, silica gel, or alumina. 

Yet we are not without hope for future applications of bulk chemical analyses. More thorough chemical cleaning of the shell to remove inorganic components may reduce some of the variability among shells collected from a region, allowing us to better define potential source zones and assign unknown beads to these source zones. 

Microreactors for Chemical Synthesis and Biotechnology - Current Developments and Future Applications... 

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