Prep Your Partners

Searching for SCANfining® turned up this conference preprint, “Advanced Catalyst Technology and Applications for Higher Quality Fuels and Lubes.” One paragraph in particular caught my eye …

“In the development phase, the most viable catalyst is selected and a process initiated to find a cost effective preparation route for the catalyst of choice. We then set a path to scale-up the catalyst, which could include internal manufacture or joint work with a catalyst vendor. Finally, we commercialize the catalyst with the objective to apply it as broadly as possible across our refinery circuit. This feedback loop provides critical performance information about the performance of the catalyst and allows us to further identify and develop next generation catalyst systems.” (Emphasis added)

There, in a nutshell, is the full circle … development, scale-up, commercialization, and feedback. People engage in desulfurization research typically focus on one stage in the cycle. You, the researcher, know which stage you are focusing on.

But your corporate librarian (if you are lucky enough to have one) or your independent research support specialist (like me, for example) may NOT know. We typically provide research support for researchers throughout the cycle.

So, when you make your request for a literature search on a particular topic, let your research support person know which stage of the cycle you are interested in. That will make the search results more relevant to your purpose.

By the way, you can read the complete article referenced above at …
www.anl.gov/PCS/acsfuel/.../49_2_Philadelphia_10-04_1024.pdf