Paul Hugh Emmett
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American chemical engineer
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Paul Hugh Emmett's Degrees
- PhD Chemical Engineering Johns Hopkins University
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Paul Hugh Emmett was an American chemist best known for his pioneering work in the field of catalysis and for his work on the Manhattan Project during World War II. He spearheaded the research to separate isotopes of uranium and to develop a corrosive uranium gas. Emmett also made significant contributions to BET Theory which explains the relationship between surface area and gas adsorption. He served on the faculty of Johns Hopkins University for 23 years throughout his scientific career.
Paul Hugh Emmett's Published Works
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- ADSORPTION OF GASES IN MULTIMOLECULAR LAYERS (1938) (23020)
- The Use of Low Temperature van der Waals Adsorption Isotherms in Determining the Surface Area of Iron Synthetic Ammonia Catalysts (1937) (468)
- New Microcatalytic-Chromatographic Technique for Studying Catalytic Reactions (1955) (202)
- The Use of Low Temperature van der Waals Adsorption Isotherms in Determining the Surface Areas of Various Adsorbents (1937) (171)
- Chemisorptions of Gases on Iron Synthetic Ammonia Catalysts1 (1940) (149)
- The Adsorption of Nitrogen by Iron Synthetic Ammonia Catalysts (1933) (137)
- Accumulation of Alkali Promoters on Surfaces of Iron Synthetic Ammonia Catalysts (1937) (126)
- Mechanism Studies of the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis: The Incorporation of Radioactive Ethylene, Propionaldehyde and Propanol (1960) (122)
- Fischer—Tropsch Synthesis Mechanism Studies. The Addition of Radioactive Alcohols to the Synthesis Gas (1953) (121)
- Some mechanism studies on the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis using C14. (1948) (107)
- Calculation of Thermodynamic Functions of Adsorbed Molecules from Adsorption Isotherm Measurements: Nitrogen on Graphon1,2 (1951) (100)
- Mechanism Studies of the Fischer—Tropsch Synthesis. The Addition of Radioactive Alcohol (1951) (95)
- THE USE OF VAN DER WAALS ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS IN DETERMINING THE SURFACE AREA OF IRON SYNTHETIC AMMONIA CATALYSTS (1935) (92)
- Adsorption and pore-size measurements of charcoals and whetlerites. (1948) (82)
- THE REDUCTION OF NICKELOUS AND FERRIC OXIDES BY HYDROGEN (1924) (78)
- Studies of the Hydrogenation of Ethylene over Copper–Nickel Alloys (1959) (77)
- Mechanism Studies of the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis. The Addition of Radioactive Methanol, Carbon Dioxide and Gaseous Formaldehyde (1957) (73)
- Preparation, Stability and Adsorptive Properties of the Carbides of Iron1 (1950) (62)
- The Role of Hydrogen in Raney Nickel Catalysts (1959) (60)
- Differential Heats of Adsorption of Nitrogen on Carbon Blacks (1948) (58)
- Equilibria in the Systems Fe2C—Fe—CH4—H2 and Fe3C—Fe—CH4—H21 (1950) (54)
- Chemisorption and Catalysis (1963) (52)
- The Catalytic Decomposition of Ammonia over Iron Synthetic Ammonia Catalysts (1941) (51)
- Kinetics of Catalytic Liquid Phase Hydrogenation. I. The Hydrogenation of Aromatic Nitrocompounds over Colloidal Rhodium and Palladium (1959) (48)
- Kinetics of Ammonia Synthesis (1943) (47)
- Specific Adsorption of Alkyl Orange Dyes on Silica Gel. (1955) (46)
- The Catalytic Hydrogenation of Benzene over Metal Catalysts (1943) (45)
- An Improved Microcatalytic Technique (1957) (44)
- FISCHER—TROPSCH SYNTHESIS MECHANISM STUDIES. II. THE ADDITION OF RADIOACTIVE KETENE TO THE SYNTHESIS GAS (1959) (42)
- Determination of Surface Areas (1941) (42)
- The Low Temperature Adsorption of Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon, Hydrogen, n-Butane and Carbon Dioxide on Porous Glass and on Partially Dehydrated Chabazite (1943) (41)
- Adsorption of argon, nitrogen, and butane on porous glass. (1947) (38)
- EQUILIBRIA IN THE IRON-NITROGEN SYSTEM (1931) (37)
- A Study of the Water Content of a Silica-Alumina Catalyst and its Component Oxides (1956) (36)
- The Hydrogenation of Benzene over Copper–Nickel Alloys (1958) (35)
- Adsorption of gases on surfaces of powders and metal foils. (1947) (35)
- Gaseous Thermal Diffusion—The Principal Cause of Discrepancies among Equilibrium Measurements on the Systems Fe3O4-H2-Fe-H2O, Fe3O4-H2-FeO-H2O and FeO-H2-Fe-H2O (1933) (35)
- STUDY OF THE HYDROGENATION OF ETHYLENE OVER HOMOGENIZED COPPER—NICKEL ALLOY FILMS (1961) (34)
- Surface Complexes on Carbon Blacks. I. High Temperature EvacuationStudies (1952) (34)
- Transient Species Observed in the Catalyzed Decomposition of Ammonia (1964) (33)
- Catalytic Cracking of n-Hexadecane. IV. The Formation and Behavior of Aromatics over a Silica-Alumina Catalyst1 (1965) (32)
- The exchange of H218O with the oxygen of promoters on the surface of iron catalysts (1969) (32)
- Kinetics of Liquid Phase Hydrogenation. IV. Hydrogenation of Nitrocompounds Over Raney Nickel and Nickel Powder Catalysts (1962) (30)
- THE MEASUREMENT OF SURFACE AREAS OF SOILS AND SOIL COLLOIDS BY THE USE OF LOW TEMPERATURE VAN DER WAALS ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS (1938) (30)
- Hydrogen Exchange Reactions over Iron Synthetic Ammonia Catalysts at –195° (1952) (29)
- Multilayer adsorption equations. (1946) (28)
- The catalytic hydrogenation of ethylene on nickel-copper and nickel-gold alloys (1967) (28)
- Dehydrogenation - the first step in the cracking of isopentane over silica-alumina cracking catalysts (1982) (27)
- THE DISSOCIATION PRESSURE OF Fe4N (1930) (27)
- Chemisorption of Carbon Monoxide and the Heterogeneity of the Surface of Iron Catalysts (1951) (26)
- Measurement of Carbon Black Particles by the Electron Microscope and Low Temperature Nitrogen Adsorption Isotherms (1948) (25)
- Equilibrium Measurements in the Ni3C—Ni—CH4—H2and Co2C—Co—CH4—H2Systems (1952) (25)
- Use of controlled oxidation to increase the surface area of coal: Application to a bituminous and a semi-anthracite coal (1983) (23)
- Exchange between N230 and N228 over Iron Catalysts (1951) (23)
- Tracer Studies with Carbon-14. I. Some of the Secondary Reactions Occurring during the Catalytic Cracking of n-Hexadecane over a Silica-Alumina Catalyst (1962) (23)
- Kinetics of Liquid Phase Hydrogenation. II. Hydrogenation of Aromatic and Aliphatic Nitrocompounds Over A Colloidal Platinum Catalyst (1961) (20)
- Interaction of nitrogen and carbon monoxide on iron synthetic ammonia catalysts (1968) (19)
- Chemisorption of Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen on Nickel Catalysts (1960) (19)
- THE GAS CHROMATOGRAPHIC DETERMINATION OF HYDROGEN, DEUTERIUM AND HD (1960) (17)
- The Use of Isotopic Tracers in Studying Catalysts and Catalytic Reactions (1972) (17)
- Adsorption Studies on Raney Nickel (1961) (17)
- The Catalytic Interconversion of Ortho—Para Hydrogen over Iron, Platinum and Nickel Catalysts (1935) (17)
- Adsorption and Catalysis (1959) (17)
- Hydrocarbon synthesis, hydrogenation and cyclization (1956) (16)
- Surface Complexes on Carbon Blacks. II. The Adsorption of NH3, C2H2, C4H10, CH3NH2 and Water Vapor (1952) (16)
- The Activity of Raney Nickel as a Function of Hydrogen Content (1960) (16)
- Equilibrium Measurements in the System C-CH4-H21 (1951) (15)
- The Adsorption of Water Vapor on Carbon Black (1945) (14)
- Fifty Years of Progress in the Study of the Catalytic Synthesis of Ammonia (1975) (14)
- A New Method for Measuring the Surface Areas of Finely Divided Materials and for Determining the Size of Particles (1941) (14)
- Catalytic Cracking of Hexadecane. II. The Nature of Carbonium Ion-forming Steps and the Exchange of Hydrocarbons with Radioactive Coke (1962) (14)
- EQUILIBRIA IN THE Fe-H-O SYSTEM. INDIRECT CALCULATION OF THE WATER GAS EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT (1930) (14)
- Alkane Adsorption on Silica, Alumina and Silica-Alumina Catalysts (1958) (14)
- FORMATION OF HYDROGEN ATOMS IN IRRADIATED CATALYSTS (1962) (13)
- THE POISONING ACTION OF WATER VAPOR AT HIGH PRESSURE ON IRON SYNTHETIC AMMONIA CATALYSTS (1930) (13)
- EQUILIBRIUM IN THE SYSTEM Co-H2O-CoO-H2. FREE ENERGY CHANGES FOR THE REACTION CoO + H2 = Co + H2O AND THE REACTION Co + 1/2O2 = CoO (1929) (13)
- The Adsorption of Normal Olefins on Silica-Alumina Catalysts (1959) (12)
- Investigation of low-temperature nitrogen adsorption at high relative pressures. (1947) (12)
- THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF BARITE (1925) (12)
- Chemisorption of Nitrogen on Nickel Catalysts (1958) (12)
- Equilibrium in the System SnO2-H2-Sn-H2O. Indirect Calculation of the Values of the Water Gas Equilibrium Constants (1933) (12)
- Thermodynamic Calculations Concerning the Possible Participation of the Carbides of Iron as Intermediate in Fischer‐Tropsch Synthesis (1948) (12)
- Equilibrium Measurements in the Mo—C—H System (1952) (12)
- Exchange of Hydrogen between Isobutane and a Deuterated Cracking Catalyst (1956) (12)
- Surface Area Measurements a New Tool for Studying Contact Catalysts (1948) (12)
- EQUILIBRIUM IN THE SYSTEM Co-CO2-CoO-CO. INDIRECT CALCULATION OF THE WATER GAS EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT (1930) (11)
- Adsorption Of Nitrogen On Pure Sodium Chloride (1956) (11)
- EQUILIBRIUM MEASUREMENTS IN THE MOLYBDENUM--CARBON--HYDROGEN SYSTEM. (1969) (11)
- Iron as a catalyst for the hydrogenation of benzene (1986) (11)
- Enlargement of the micropores of a caking bituminous coal by controlled oxidation (1981) (11)
- Surface complexes on charcoal gas evolution as a function of vapor adsorption and of high-temperature evacuation. (1947) (10)
- Kinetics of Liquid Phase Hydrogenation. III. The Nature of Platinum Oxide Catalysts (1961) (10)
- Catalytic Cracking of Hydrocarbons. III. Product Distribution Obtained in Cracking Cetane over a Silica Alumina Catalyst at 372 (1963) (10)
- The Use of Adsorption Isotherms for Measuring the Surface Areas of Catalysts and Other Finely Divided Materials (1937) (10)
- Adsorption Studies. Physical Adsorption of Nitrogen, Toluene, Benzene, Ethyl Iodide, Hydrogen Sulfide, Water Vapor, Carbon Disulfide, and Pentane on Various Porous and Non-Porous Solids. (1949) (9)
- Surface-area measurements on metal spheres and on carbon blacks. (1947) (9)
- Additions and Corrections-Calculation of Thermodynamic Functions of Adsorbed Molecules from Adsorption Isotherm Measurements: Nitrogen on Graphon (1951) (9)
- THE CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION OF AZOMETHANE, SYM.-DIMETHYLHYDRAZINE, AND MONOMETHYLAMINE: THE THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF SYM.-DIMETHYLHYDRAZINE (1932) (8)
- INFLUENCE OF GASEOUS THERMAL DIFFUSION ON EQUILIBRIUM MEASUREMENTS ON THE Fe—O—H SYSTEM (1932) (8)
- The Reduction by Hydrogen and the Thermal Decomposition of Nitrides Made by the Reaction of Ammonia with Various Promoted and Unpromoted Iron Synthetic Ammonia Catalysts (1933) (8)
- The inhibition by nitrogen of the chemisorption of carbon monoxide on an unpromoted iron catalyst (1972) (7)
- THE CONVERSION OF PARA HYDROGEN TO ORTHO HYDROGEN OVER IRON SYNTHETIC AMMONIA CATALYSTS (1932) (7)
- Studies on the mechanism of ammonia synthesis over iron catalysts (1930) (7)
- Oxidation of Phosphorus to a Pentavalent Form by Carbon Dioxide (1939) (7)
- The influence of added-back water vapor on the chemisorption and on the rate of catalytic cracking of paraffins on a silicaalumina catalyst☆ (1969) (7)
- Fifty years of progress in surface science (1973) (7)
- The Adsorption of Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide on Iron Surfaces (1953) (7)
- A study of the amount of hydrogen left on the surface of a reduced and evacuated iron synthetic ammonia catalyst. (1951) (7)
- 65 Tracer and Adsorption Techniques in Catalysis (1957) (6)
- The Adsorption of Normal Paraffins on Cracking Catalysts1 (1951) (6)
- Alteration of the size and distribution of pores in charcoals. (1947) (6)
- The formation and influence of methyl carbonium lons in the catalytic cracking of propane, isobutane, and -butane (1966) (5)
- Chemisorption of carbon monoxide on finely divided platinum held in aqueous suspension (1966) (5)
- New approaches to the study of catalysis (1962) (5)
- A COMPARISON OF THE MEASUREMENT OF HEATS OF ADSORPTION BY CALORIMETRIC AND CHROMATOGRAPHIC METHODS ON THE SYSTEM NITROGEN—BONE MINERAL (1961) (5)
- A Comparison of the Catalytic and Chemical Characteristics of Cubic and Rhombohedral Ferric Oxide (5)
- The Hydrogenation of Ethylene, Propylene and 2-Butene on Iron Catalysts (1944) (5)
- Catalytic Butene Isomerization. Chemical Engineering Kinetics of Double Bond Migration (1949) (4)
- Gas Adsorption Methods for Measuring Surface Area of Adsorbents. (1945) (4)
- Differential Heats of Adsorption and Desorption of Nitrogen on Porous Glass (1948) (4)
- The reactions of xenon and fluorine to form xenon fluorides (1968) (4)
- THE APPLICATION OF POLANYI'S POTENTIAL THEORY TO THE VAN DER WAALS ADSORPTION OF GASES ON IRON SYNTHETIC AMMONIA CATALYSTS (1935) (4)
- Catalytic cracking of n-hexadecane. VI: Carbon-14 tracer studies of secondary reactions over amorphous silica-alumina and zeolite catalysts (1984) (4)
- CONVERSION OF ORTHO TO PARA HYDROGEN OVER PROMOTED IRON SYNTHETIC AMMONIA CATALYSTS AT -190° (1933) (4)
- The Hydrogenation of Ethylene by Iron Synthetic Ammonia Catalysts1 (1938) (4)
- Adsorption of Hydrogen and Nitrogen on Chromium Oxide Gel (1946) (3)
- TWO TYPES OF ACTIVATED ADSORPTION OF HYDROGEN ON THE SURFACE OF A PROMOTED IRON SYNTHETIC AMMONIA CATALYST (1934) (3)
- Surface Area Measurements on Carbon Black Produced by the Catalytic Decomposition of Carbon Monoxide over Iron. (1955) (3)
- Oxidation, hydration, dehydration and cracking catalysts (1960) (3)
- The Effect of X-Radiation on a Platinum Catalyst in the Synthesis of Water (2)
- The effect of exchanged cations and heat treatment on the adsorption of carbon monoxide, nitrogen, argon, and krypton on amorphous silica-alumina cracking catalysts (1973) (2)
- Catalysis then and now : A survey of the advances in catalysis (1965) (2)
- Alkylation, isomerization, polymerization, cracking and hydroreforming (1958) (2)
- The Fixed Nitrogen Research Laboratory (1983) (1)
- Poisoning of Platinum Catalysts for Oxidation of Ammonia (1931) (1)
- Unit processes and principles of chemical engineering (1932) (1)
- Hydrogenation and dehydrogenation (1955) (1)
- Physical and chemical adsorption studies on catalysts (1950) (1)
- Structure and Properties of Solid Surfaces. (1954) (1)
- THE CHEMISORPTIONS OF GASES ON WELL-REDUCED IRON SYNTHETIC AMMONIA CATALYSTS (1978) (1)
- Mechanism studies of Fischer--Tropsch synthesis. [Tracer studies of intermediates] (1951) (0)
- Contact Catalysis and Surface Chemistry (1951) (0)
- I. The Reduction of Nickelous and Ferric Oxides by Hydrogen. II. The Catalytic Synthesis of Water Vapor on the Presence of Metallic Nickel (0)
- The initiation of the free radical thermal decomposition of saturated hydrocarbons by mercury perchlorate (1966) (0)
- SURFACE AREAS AND ADSORPTION CHARACTERISTICS OF FOUR WILLAMETTE VALLEY SOILS (1976) (0)
- Nitrogen adsorption isotherms on polyolefins (1964) (0)
- Hydrogenation, oxo-synthesis, hydrocracking, hydrodesulfurization, hydrogen isotope exchange and related catalytic reactions (1957) (0)
- The mechanism of heterogeneous catalysis (de Boer, J. H., ed.) (1961) (0)
- The Separation of Gases. By M. Ruhemann. (1942) (0)
- CATALYTIC CRACKING OF N-HEXADECANE. VI. CARBON-14 TRACER STUDIES OF SECONDARY Y REACTIONS OVER AMORPHOUS SILICA-ALUMINA AND ZEOLITE CATALYSTS (1985) (0)
- Use of tracers in studying the mechanism of catalytic reactions. Final report, July 1957--July 1971 (1971) (0)
- DIVISION OF CATALYSIS: CATALYSIS—ITS PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE* (1969) (0)
- Repetition of experiments reported by James Woodhouse in 1808 relative to the production of ammonia (1932) (0)
- Conductance of Acidified Stannic Acid Solutions By H u s s e i n Sadek * ) and (0)
- Catalysis—Inorganic and Organic. By Sophia Beckman, J. C. Morrell, and Gustav Egloff. (1941) (0)
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