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The use of domino reactions has two main advantages. The first advantage applies to the chemical industry, as the costs not only for waste management but also for energy supplies and materials are reduced. The second advantage is the beneficial effect on the environment, as domino reactions help to save natural resources. It is, therefore, not surprising that this new concept has been adopted very rapidly by the scientific community. [Pg.624]

Solvent-resistant nanofiltration and pervaporation are undoubtedly the membrane processes needed for a totally new approach in the chemical process industry, the pharmaceutical industry and similar industrial activities. This is generally referred to as process intensification and should allow energy savings, safer production, improved cost efficiency, and allow new separations to be carried out. [Pg.58]

The direct synthesis of chemicals from alkanes is an attractive alternative to that via olefins. Alkanes are abundant and cheaper, while the elimination of the dehydrogenation unit allows simplified process designs and energy savings. Oxidations of several alkanes are of industrial interest and are being investigated (Table 3) at the most advanced stage are those of ethane to acetic acid and of propane to acrylonitrile. [Pg.76]

Catalysis is widely used in the chemical industry, particularly in the making of gasoline and other petrochemicals. Catalysts save enormous amounts of energy. As you probably know, carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas that is found in automobile exhaust. The following oxidation reaction could remove the health hazard, but this reaction is very slow. [Pg.611]

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