DEAR PROFESSOR KRYLOV:

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• Publication Date: November 14, 1973
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Professor 0. V. Krylov
Deputy Director
Institute of Physical Chemistry
USSR Academy of Science
Moscow, USSR
Dear Professor Krylov:
I must apologize for the lengthy delay since.my last letter to you
of September 12, 1973. However, I had hoped to receive a response
from either Dr. Sklyarow or DK. Alchazov before making my final
proposal to you. Since I feel we must now proceed with the final
arrangements, I will present my
suggestions for your comments.
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We have completed the preparation of the alpha and gamma forms of
bismuth molybdate. They have been characterized by X-ray defraction
and their surface areas are being determined. In addition, elemental
analysis will be obtained in order to complete the characterization.
I am prepared to send you samples of these catalysts, along with the
results of the characterization. Moreover, I will place a portion of
the catalysts in the catalyst bank. I propose that on the samples of
nickel, cobalt, iron; magnesium and aluminum molybdates which you
will place in the catalyst bank, you also provide X-ray data, surface
area data and elemental composition data.
After our discussions in Moscow, I felt both of us were in general
agreement as to the overall research program in catalytic oxidation.
Furthermore, both of our programs are of such a nature that. we are
studying the oxidation reaction from a variety of viewpoints. I do
not anticipate any difficulty in accommodating a Russian scientist
into my research program, nor do I feel you would have any difficulty
in utilizing one of niy post doctoral fellows that I send to you. I
would hope that we could begin the exchange of scientists within a
few months, and I will wait to receive further details from you.
In addition to the exchange-of catalyst samples which we have agreed
upon in our working document, I would :Like to suggest the following
in terms of our exchange of scientists:
1. The scientist whom I propose to send to work in your group
will have a strong background in kinetics and adsorption ,,s
phenomena in general. I would propose that he utilize "
either the technique of Mossbaucr spectroscopy or ESCA for
the characterization of catalysts which he will bring with
him, or sonic that are of interest to you.
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We recently have been devoting the major portion of our re-
search effort to the study of iron containing catalysts, and
as you recall, I left one of our samples with Dr. Margolis
when I visited her in Moscow. I would think the application
of Mossbauer spectroscopy would be extremely useful in char-
acterizing these catalysts with respect to the oxidation state
of the iron in the samples. We now have completed an X-ray
study of these samples, and Mossbauer data would complement
the X-ray data quite nicely. Of course, the use of ESCA would
also be very helpful in an attempt to characterize these
catalysts.
2. 1 would be pleased to accept someone from your research group
to assist me in our oxidation work. I propose to utilize
your scientist to conduct mechanistic studies utilizing iso-
topic tracers, either oxygen 18 or deuterium. I think you are
familiar with the approach I have used with isotopic oxygen in
an attempt to characterize the mobility of lattice oxygen, so
I will not go into further detail in this letter. Another
possibility which was proposed to me by Dr. Alchazov and which
I agree with, is the study of the oxidative dehydrogenation of
deuterated butenes in an attempt to verify the allylic mechan-
ism and characterize in some detail kinetic isotope effects.
As :fir. Alchazov has suggested, as far as he knows no one has
repeated the work of Adams and Jennings with deuterated butenes,
and the results might be very interesting. I would very much
be interested in studying this reaction on one of the catalysts
in the catalyst' bank, or with a catalyst you can provide, or
one of our newer iron-containing catalysts.
3. 1 would like to personally spend two to four weeks working,
with you or Dr. Margolis, probably in May, 1974, or June, 1974.
I would hope that we could use this time to discuss plans for
the second year of our cooperation and to summarize in either
the form of one or more papers, the results which we have ob-
tained. I would plan to utilize this time to discuss with you
in more detail my research program in oxidation, and hopefully
be able to discuss with you in more detail your research pro
gram. I feel many of our ideas concerning catalytic oxidation
are quite similar,. and I would enthusiastically welcome the
opportunity to discuss this area further with you.
If.nry proposal is acceptable to you, would you please so indicate by
return mail. In order to initiate the exchange of catalysts and
scientists, please provide me with details as to how much of the cat-
alyst samp Los you would 1 i.ke to receive and in what type of contai0ers.
I would also appreciate lcarn:iiu of the name of the individual who you
would propose to send to my laboratory and an approximate date of his
arrival. As Car as my post doctoral follow is concerned, I would
like to know what would he a convenient starting date for him
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and some information concerning his housing arrangements, his salary
in rubles, and the nature of his research program.
I shall be anxiously awaiting your-reply, and I hope that you will
have the opportunity to be visiting our laboratories in Milwaukee
very soon.
Sincerely yours,
George W. Keulks
Chairman
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