Professor Robert D. Gillard: Transition Metal Chemist 1936–2013: Part II
From the University of Cardiff to retirement interests and scientific legacy
27 October 2020
By John Burgess and Martyn Twigg
Professor Robert D. Gillard: Transition Metal Chemist 1936–2013: Part I
From early life to the University of Kent at Canterbury
27 October 2020
John Burgess and Martyn Twigg
Historical Review of the Swiss Precious Metals Control Act Focused on Platinoids
In Switzerland, platinum and palladium finenesses have been submitted to federal control respectively since 1914 and 1995
25 May 2018
By Pierre-Léonard Zaffalon
The Discoverers of the Isotopes of the Platinum Group of Elements: Update 2018
New isotopes found for Ru, Rh and Pd
24 May 2018
By John Arblaster
Osmium {italic}vs{/italic}. ‘Ptène’: The Naming of the Densest Metal
The early name ‘ptène’ is attributed to French chemists Fourcroy and Vauquelin
13 June 2017
By Rolf Haubrichs and Pierre-Léonard Zaffalon
Methanol Production – A Technical History
A review of the last 100 years of the industrial history of methanol production and a look into the future of the industry
6 June 2017
By Daniel Sheldon
One Hundred Years of Gauze Innovation
Platinum gauzes for nitric acid manufacture celebrate a centenary
6 June 2017
By Hannah Frankland, Chris Brown, Helen Goddin, Oliver Kay and Torsten Bünnagel
The Discoverers of the Isotopes of the Platinum Group of Elements: Update 2016
A deletion of the isotope 209Pt and the inclusion of new isotopes found for Rh and Pd
7 January 2016
By John Arblaster
Dennis Dowden and the Development of Catalytic Science
Celebrating a twentieth century pioneer in the scientific understanding of catalysis
15 July 2014
By Martyn V. Twigg and Michael S. Spencer
Dennis Dowden Commemoration: Catalysis – from Fundamentals to Application
Catalyst characterisation, design and applications highlighted in a commemorative symposium to appreciate an outstanding scientist
1 April 2014
A conference review by Martin Fowles