Download or read book Acidity and Basicity of Solids written by Jacques P. Fraissard and published by Kluwer Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1994 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historically, technological developments that have made use of the acidity/basicity of solids have often preceded an understanding of the phenomena involved. This, of course, is very expensive, and a far less efficient process than research based on a fundamental understanding of the science. For the last 50 years, therefore, a vast amount of research has been devoted to the subject: the rewards, in terms of technological advantage, were seen to be high.