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Figure 2-49. Slurry flow regime (heterogeneous, homogeneous) is a function of solid s size and specific gravity. By permission, Der-annelaere, R. H. and Wasp, E. J., "Fluid Flow, Slurry Systems and Pipelines," Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design, J. Mc-Ketta, Ed., M. Dekker, vol. 22,1985 [25].

Pal et al. (1994) compared the catalysis of oxidative coupling reactions of various phenolic compounds by the enzymes, laccase and tyrosinase, and mineral catalyst, birnessite. Birnessite acts as a heterogeneous catalyst whereas laccase and tyrosinase function as homogeneous catalysts. Laccase and tyrosinase continue to oxidize catechol after repeated additions of the chemical, while birnessite lost its oxidizing activity after the first addition of catechol (Figure 2.20). In the case of birnessite,... 

The necessity of considering chemical reactions that proceed at finite rates distinguishes combustion theory from other extensions of fluid dynamics. Concepts of chemical kinetics therefore comprise an integral part of the subject. The phenomenological laws for rates of chemical reactions are presented in Section B.l. Various mechanisms for chemical reactions are considered in Section B.2, which includes discussion of recent work in explosion theory. This section contains material specifically related to combustion that is seldom found in basic texts on chemical kinetics. Theoretical predictions of reaction-rate functions for homogeneous and heterogeneous processes are addressed in Sections B.3 and B.4, respectively. References [1]-[4] are textbooks of a basic nature on chemical kinetics [5]-[12] contain, in addition, material more directly applicable in combustion,... 

It is obvious that much more time is needed for the activation of functionally heterogeneous groups of cooperating neurons than for the activation of a functionally homogeneous group of neurons. This has already been unequivocally proven in humans (Tibet 1973), although the reason for the observed phenomenon remained unexplained until now. 

Though this multistage modification on polymer is performed with improved homogeneity compared to the first one, whose functional heterogeneity had been only very roughly estimated, both of the examples demonstrate that the finally modified support will under no circumstances exhibit functional uniformity. The possibilities of handling a cross-linked polymer like a conventional chemical in a projected pathway of synthetic operations are limited, since each deviation like side reactions and incomplete conversions remains fixed to the insoluble support. In addition, small quantities of functional sites (< 10%) are scarcely detectable by IR spectroscopy and are hard to analyze by conventional methods of organic chemistry. 

The observation of an additional time constant requires an extension of the reaction models Trivial is the assumption of a functional heterogeneity of the sample. In this case one would deal with two components having a different speed of the primary ET reaction. For a homogeneous sample one has to assume that the longer emission decay time is related to a new intermediate state (we call it N). The experimental observation of N in emission indicates that it is coupled directly to P. There are several possibilities to introduce the new state in a reaction model. We only want to discuss here the simplified situation where N is a not emitting state coupled only to P while model A applies for the further reaction. In this case one can calculate the reaction rates to and from N (via the emission experiment) and the spectral properties of intermediate N from previously measured transient absorption data. This evaluation yields The reaction from P to N is slow with a rate of 1/13 ps while the reactive rate from P" to F Ba" is four times faster. The back reaction from N to P is fast with a rate of 1/4.8 ps. The difference spectrum of state N shows spectral properties which are similar to those of P+Ba As a consequence one could speculate that N is the radical pair state F Bb" where the electron is transiently brought to the B branch. The further evaluation of the transient data shows that the spectra of the other intermediate states remain very similar to those obtained with the simplified reaction mcxiel A. 

Catalytic hydrogenation is mostly used to convert C—C triple bonds into C C double bonds and alkenes into alkanes or to replace allylic or benzylic hetero atoms by hydrogen (H. Kropf, 1980). Simple theory postulates cis- or syn-addition of hydrogen to the C—C triple or double bond with heterogeneous (R. L. Augustine, 1965, 1968, 1976 P. N. Rylander, 1979) and homogeneous (A. J. Birch, 1976) catalysts. Sulfur functions can be removed with reducing metals, e. g. with Raney nickel (G. R. Pettit, 1962 A). Heteroaromatic systems may be reduced with the aid of ruthenium on carbon. 

From the earliest days, the BET model has been subject to a number of criticisms. The model assumes all the adsorption sites on the surface to be energetically identical, but as was indicated in Section 1.5 (p. 18) homogeneous surfaces of this kind are the exception and energetically heterogeneous surfaces are the rule. Experimental evidence—e.g. in curves of the heat of adsorption as a function of the amount adsorbed (cf. Fig. 2.14)—demonstrates that the degree of heterogeneity can be very considerable. Indeed, Brunauer, Emmett and Teller adduced this nonuniformity as the reason for the failure of their equation to reproduce experimental data in the low-pressure region. 

The effects due to the finite size of crystallites (in both lateral directions) and the resulting effects due to boundary fields have been studied by Patrykiejew [57], with help of Monte Carlo simulation. A solid surface has been modeled as a collection of finite, two-dimensional, homogeneous regions and each region has been assumed to be a square lattice of the size Lx L (measured in lattice constants). Patches of different size contribute to the total surface with different weights described by a certain size distribution function C L). Following the basic assumption of the patchwise model of surface heterogeneity [6], the patches have been assumed to be independent one of another. 

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