Opportunities in chemistry / Committee to Survey Opportunities in the Chemical Sciences, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Survey Opportunities in the Chemical Sciences.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chemistry--Research--United States.

Chemistry.

Physical sciences--Research--United States.

Physical sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (334 pages) : illustrations, plates

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1985.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Opportunities in Chemistry is based on the contributions of hundreds of American chemists in academia and industry and should be taken as the best available consensus of the chemical community regarding its intellectual frontiers and the economic opportunities that lie beyond them," says Science . This volume addresses the direction in which today's chemical research is heading, including recent developments, technological applications, and the ways advances in chemistry can be used to improve the human condition. In addition, the book examines economic and political implications of chemical research and lists resources for basic research and education in the chemical sciences.

Contents:

""Opportunities in Chemistry""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""WORLD'S LARGEST INDEX""; ""Chapter I Introduction ""; ""Chapter II Executive Summary ""; ""SOCIETAL BENEFITS FROM CHEMISTRY""; ""New Processes""; ""More Energy""; ""New Materials""; ""More Food""; ""Better Health""; ""Biotechnologies""; ""Better Environment""; ""Continued Economic Competitiveness""; ""Increased National Security""; ""INTELLECTUAL FRONTIERS IN CHEMISTRY""; ""Chemical Kinetics""; ""Chemical Theory""; ""Catalysis""; ""Materials""; ""Synthesis""; ""Life Processes""; ""Analytical Methods""

""PRIORITY AREAS IN CHEMISTRY (SEE CH. VII.)""""Recommendation 1""; ""EXPLOITING THE OPPORTUNITIES IN CHEMISTRY""; ""Chemistry in Industry""; ""Recommendation 2""; ""Recommendation 3""; ""The Federal Role in Fundamental Research""; ""Recommendation 4""; ""Chemistry and the NSF Mission""; ""Recommendation 5""; ""Chemistry and the Department Of Energy Mission""; ""Recommendation 6""; ""Chemistry and the NIH Mission""; ""Recommendation 7""; ""Chemistry and the Department of Defense Mission""; ""Recommendation 8""; ""Chemistry and the Department of Agriculture Mission""; ""Recommendation 9""

""Chemistry and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Mission"" ""Recommendation 10""; ""Chemistry in the Environmental Protection Agency""; ""Recommendation 11""; ""Conclusion""; ""Beauty is Only Skin Deep""; ""Chapter III Control of Chemical Reactions ""; ""III-A. NEW PROCESSES""; ""Heterogeneous Catalysis""; ""Molecular Sieve Synthesis and Catalysis""; ""Metal Catalysis""; ""Substitutes for Precious Metal Catalysts""; ""Conversion Catalysts""; ""Catalysts to Improve the Quality of Air and Water""; ""Homogeneous Catalysis""; ""Activation of Inert Molecules""

""Metal Cluster Chemistry"" ""Stereoselective Catalysts""; ""Photocatalysis and Electrocatalysis""; ""Photocatalysis""; ""Electrocatalysis""; ""Chemistry at the Solid/Liquid Interface""; ""Artificial-Enzyme Catalysis""; ""Controlled Molecular Topography and Designed Catalysts""; ""Biomimetic Enzymes""; ""Conclusion""; ""A LITHIUM-POWERED HEART""; ""III-B. MORE ENERGY""; ""Petroleum""; ""Recovery""; ""Refining""; ""Combustion""; ""Natural Gas""; ""Coal""; ""Shale Oil and Tar Sands""; ""Biomass""; ""Solar Energy""; ""Nuclear Energy""; ""Fusion Energy""; ""Conclusion""

""STONE AGE, IRON AGE, POLYMER AGE""""III-C. NEW PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS""; ""Plastics and Polymers""; ""Polymers as Structural Materials""; ""Liquid Crystals and Polymer Liquid Crystals""; ""Block Polymers and Self-Organized Solids""; ""Photoresists and Chemical Etching""; ""Novel Optical Materials""; ""Optical Fibers""; ""Optical Switches""; ""Novel Electrical Conductors""; ""Semiconductors""; ""Conducting Stacks""; ""Organic Conductors""; ""Superconductors""; ""Solid State Ionic Conductors""; ""And Other Things""; ""Materials for Extreme Conditions""; ""New Synthetic Techniques""; ""Some Examples: Real and Projected""

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786610222087

9781280222085

1280222085

9780309567121

0309567122

9780585144061

0585144060

OCLC:

923268060