This book contains papers, presented at the Second Berkeley Catalysis and Surface Science Conference, held in California in 1984, on topics including chemicals from methanol, hydrotreating of hydrocarbons, catalyst preparation, monomers and polymers, and photocatalysis and photovoltaics.

Part I: Chemicals from Methanol 1. Chemicals from Methanol 2. Methanol Conversion to Light Olefins 3. Chemicals from Methanol Part II: Hydrotreating of Hydrocarbons 4. Fundamental Studies of Transition Metal Sulfide Hydrodesulfurization Catalysts 5. Importance of Co-Mo-S Type Structures in Hydrodesulfurization 6. Reactor Developments in Hydrotreating and Conversion of Residues 7. Hydrotreatment of Cracked Light Gas Oil Part III: Catalyst Preparation 8. Preparation Techniques for Hydrotreating Catalysts and Their Influence on the Location of the Metal Oxides and Performance 9. A Novel Catalyst Geometry for Automobile Emission Control 10. Preparation and Properties of Fluid Cracking Catalysts for Residual Oil Conversion Part IV: Monomers and Polymers 11. Studies with High Activity Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization 12. Mobil Zeolite Catalysts for Monomers 13. A Fundamental Study of High Activity Catalyst for Olefin Polymerization 14. Olefin Polymerization Catalysis Technology Part V: Photocatalysis and Photovoltaics 15. Hydrogen Evolving Solar Cells* 16. The Catalyzed Photodissociation of Water 17. The Present Status of Industrial Production and Use of Photovoltaic and Photocatalytic Solar Energy Conversion Devices