The methodologies available for rational development of industrial catalysts have expanded dramatically in recent years. Today we have to our disposal many new experimental and theoretical �nanotools� whose existence could not be imagened just thirty years ago. For example, significant progress has occurred in the developments of techniques which allow in situ characterization, and important characterization tools today also include Density Functional Theory (DFT) and surface science techniques such as Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) which can provide important atom-resolved insight into relevant systems. The talk will highlight some of the recent technique developments and will illustrate how the use of multidisciplinary scientific approaches has led to the introduction of many new families of improved hydrotreating catalysts (including the new BRIMTM catalyst technologies), which have helped refiners around the world to meet the increasing environmental demands to supply cleaner and cleaner transportation fuels like Ulta Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD),

Role of nanatechnology in the development of new generations of catalysts for clean fuels production

240th National Meeting (2010)

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