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Extensive studies of the acidity and basicity of zeolites by adsorption calorimetry have been carried out over the past decades, and many reviews have been published [62,64,103,118,120,121,145,146,153,154]. For a given zeolite, different factors can modify its acidity and acid strength the size and strength of the probe molecule, the adsorption temperature, the morphology and crystallinity, the synthesis mode, the effect of pretreatment, the effect of the proton exchange level, the Si/Al ratio and dealumination, the isomorphous substitution, chemical modifications, aging, and coke deposits. 

Whilst there have been some reports of its presence in plants, lactose is largely a product of mammalian metabolism, being synthesized by the female and secreted in her milk. Since it can be so readily isolated in pure form from this source, a great deal of the fundamental knowledge about carbohydrates has been obtained from its study. Thus, the first research problem of C. S. Hudson was, at his own request, a physicochemical study of the mutarotation of milk sugar, a phenomenon that was not understood at that time. His first scientific paper, published in 1902, at the age of 21, was on the five forms of milk sugar. It is appropriate that, forty years later, the first chemical synthesis of lactose should also have been achieved by him. Lactose had been a recurring theme in his life, and we should like to dedicate this review to his memory. 

The human condition today has benefited from successes in organic synthesis. Om food, clothing, homes, and health have been significantly improved by the creation of new substances based on carbon compounds. Safer and more effective agrichemicals, pesticides, herbicides, and food additives have improved om food qrrantity, quahty (e.g., nutrition). Beneficial pharmaceutical agents have helped us achieve an rmprecedented standard of health. Polymers and plastics affect om lives irrtmensely. The more exotic rrraterials of the rrano-age are of growing importance. Chemical synthesis enabled the developmerrt of nearly every one of these beneficial commodities. 

A typical material balance as well as chemical compositions are given in Table 5. The raw materials are metered into the makeup tanks in the proper ratios. Crysta11i2ation takes place in a separate crysta11i2er. An intermediate aging step at ambient temperature may be requited for the synthesis of certain high purity 2eobtes. 

Organoaluminum Compounds. Apphcation of aluminum compounds in organic chemistry came of age in the 1950s when the direct synthesis of trialkylalurninum compounds, particularly triethylalurninum and triisobutylalurninum from metallic aluminum, hydrogen, and the olefins ethylene and isobutylene, made available economic organoalurninum raw materials for a wide variety of chemical reactions (see a-BONDED alkyls and aryls). 

Ref 130, p 220) and by Great Britain (Vol 3, C498-R). These rockets utilized BlkPdr as proplnt, fuse (Ref 122) and as an expl. Up to the middle of the last century the history of pyrotechnics is the history of BlkPdr. Even now, as will be discussed in Section 7, large quantities of BlkPdr are used as an igniter. By the late 18 th century a new age in pyrotechnics commenced thru the synthesis of K chlorate (Vol 2, C190-R), the discovery of Fulminates (Vol 6, F216-R) and the identification of the minerals which would impart color to a flame. The discovery of electricity brought about pure chemicals and hence, better flame colors, new oxi-... 

Until recently, synthesis of nanostructured carbon materials was usually based on very harsh conditions such as electric arc discharge techniques [1], chemical vapor deposition [2], or catalytic pyrolysis of organic compounds [3]. In addition (excluding activated carbons), only little research has been done to synthesize and recognize the structure of carbon materials based on natural resources. This is somewhat hard to understand, as carbon structure synthesis has been practiced from the beginning of civilization on the base of biomass, with the petrochemical age only being a late deviation. A refined approach towards advanced carbon synthesis based on renewable resources would be significant, as the final products provide an important perspective for modern material systems and devices. 

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