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Requiem for the Reaction Rate Equation?

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The utility of the reaction rate expression in aiding in studies of catalytic reactions and in the predictive design and development of catalysts is discussed. This “back to the future” approach is especially valuable in current research in complex multi-phase reactions common to the pharmaceutical industry. The key to this approach is the combination of accurate, continuous experimental data and kinetic modeling of the rate equation.

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Blackmond, D.G. Requiem for the Reaction Rate Equation?. Catalysis Letters 83, 133–136 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021041925818

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