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Chemist no. 27 of 350 · Industrial/Applied

Paul Sabatier

1854-1941FranceNobel Chemistry 1912

Catalytic hydrogenation; Sabatier reaction

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The discovery, explained

Paul Sabatier and the Discovery of Catalytic Hydrogenation

How Paul Sabatier used finely divided nickel to hydrogenate organic compounds, won the 1912 Nobel Prize, and gave us the Sabatier reaction.

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Paul Sabatier: The Life and Legacy of the Catalysis Pioneer

Complete biography of Paul Sabatier, the French chemist who won the 1912 Nobel Prize for catalytic hydrogenation. Life, career, honours and lessons.

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