Sunday, April 23, 2017

CATALYSIS: Beyond Conceptual (Part 9 of the Catalysis Series)


Many, if not most, of the papers in the literature report results of experiments that are barely beyond the conceptual stage on the NASA Technology Readiness scale.

If you are interested in research that has moved up the scale, try Googling some of the following terms.

  • Bench scale
  • Lab scale
  • Pilot scale
  • Demonstration
  • Scale up
  • Commercialization

For example, here are Google® search statements on desulfurization, combined with the above key words …

desulfurization AND bench
467,000 results

desulfurization AND "lab scale"
128,000 results

desulfurization AND pilot
159,000 results

desulfurization AND demonstration
117,000

desulfurization AND "scale up"
195,000 results

desulfurization AND commercialization
316,000 results

As always, the overall strategy is …

  • Google®
  • Browse
  • Select

There is no one database that can do all this for you. Resign yourself to hours of online research … or delegate that task to a trusted assistant.

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