Who are some notable Nobel laureates in the field of Catalysis?
Several Nobel laureates have made significant contributions to the field of catalysis. Notable among them are:
- Wilhelm Ostwald: Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1909 for his work on catalysis, chemical equilibria, and reaction velocities. - Paul Sabatier: He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1912 for his method of hydrogenating organic compounds in the presence of finely disintegrated metals, a process now known as the Sabatier reaction. - Irving Langmuir: Awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1932 for his discoveries and investigations in surface chemistry, which is fundamental to understanding catalysis. - Gerhard Ertl: Received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2007 for his studies of chemical processes on solid surfaces, which are crucial for heterogeneous catalysis.
