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Designing catalysts to satisfy process needs is like writing prescriptions to cure illnesses. We hope that the procedure is accurate and successful and try to base it on scientific method. Yet in practice, it is the skill of the practitioner, whose background, knowledge, experience, and awareness of “what has worked in the past” usually prevails. Nevertheless, in catalysis as well as medicine, we continually strive to improve the precision of the design process beyond mere copying of recipes.
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Richardson, J.T. (1989). Design of Catalysts. In: Principles of Catalyst Development. Fundamental and Applied Catalysis. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3725-4_5
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