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Properties of Supported Metals Pt and Pd) According to Electron-Microscopic and XPS Datana Borosilicate Fiberglass Supports" KINETICS AND CATALYSIS, KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS, BO, vol. 42, no. 6, 2001, pages 837-846, XP009097609;  SIMONOVA1 L G ET AL: "Catalysts Based on Fiberglass Supports: IV. Platinum Catalysts Based on Fiberglass Support in Oxidation of Hydrocarbons (Propane and n-Butane) and Sulfur Dioxide" KINETICS AND CATALYSIS, KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS, BO, vol. 43, no. 1, 2002, pages 61-66, XP009097611;  SIMONOVA1 L G ET AL: "Catalysts Based on Fiberglass Supports: V. Absorption and Catalytic Properties of Palladium Catalysts Based on a Leached Silica-Fibergless Support in the Selective Hydrogenation of an Ethylen-Acetylene Mixture" KINETICS AND CATALYSIS, KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS, BO, vol. 43, no. 4, 2002, pages 542-549, XP009097610;  KIWI-MINSKER L ET AL: "Supported glass fibers catalysts for novel multi-phase reactor design" CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, OXFORD, GB, vol. 54, November 1999 (1999-11), pages 4785-4790, XP002299322 ISSN: 0009-2509 cited in the application;  KIWI-MINSKER L ET AL: "Glass fiber catalysts for total oxidation of CO and hydrocarbons in waste gases" CATALYSIS TODAY, ELSEVIER, vol. 54, 1999, pages 39-46, XP002362223 ISSN: 0920-5861WO2008060993-A3  SIMONOVA L G ET AL: "Catalysts Based on Fiberglass Supports: I. Physicochemical Properties of Silica Fiberglass Supports" KINETICS AND CATALYSIS, KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS, BO, vol. 42, no. 5, September 2001 (2001-09), pages 693-702, XP009097809 ISSN: 1608-3210;  SIMONOVA1 L G ET AL: "Catalysts Based on Fiberglass Supports: II. Physicochemical Properties of Alumina Borosilicate Fiberglass Supports" KINETICS AND CATALYSIS, KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS, BO, vol. 42, no. 6, November 2001 (2001-11), pages 828-836, XP009097808 ISSN: 1608-3210;  SIMONOVA1 L G ET AL: "Catalysts Based on Fiberglass Supports: III. Properties of Supported Metals Pt and Pd) According to Electron-Microscopic and XPS Datana Borosilicate Fiberglass Supports" KINETICS AND CATALYSIS, KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS, BO, vol. 42, no. 6, 2001, pages 837-846, XP009097609;  SIMONOVA1 L G ET AL: "Catalysts Based on Fiberglass Supports: IV. 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Absorption and Catalytic Properties of Palladium Catalysts Based on a Leached Silica-Fibergless Support in the Selective Hydrogenation of an Ethylen-Acetylene Mixture" KINETICS AND CATALYSIS, KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS, BO, vol. 43, no. 4, 2002, pages 542-549, XP009097610;  KIWI-MINSKER L ET AL: "Supported glass fibers catalysts for novel multi-phase reactor design" CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, OXFORD, GB, vol. 54, November 1999 (1999-11), pages 4785-4790, XP002299322 ISSN: 0009-2509 cited in the application;  KIWI-MINSKER L ET AL: "Glass fiber catalysts for total oxidation of CO and hydrocarbons in waste gases" CATALYSIS TODAY, ELSEVIER, vol. 54, 1999, pages 39-46, XP002362223 ISSN: 0920-5861;  HOELLER VOLKER ET AL: "Three-phase nitrobenzene hydrogenation over supported glass fiber catalysts:reaction kinetics study" CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, WEINHEIM, DE, vol. 23, no. 3, March 2000 (2000-03), pages 251-255, XP009097523 ISSN: 0930-7516;  SIMONOVA L G ET AL: "Catalysts Based on Fiberglass Supports: I. Physicochemical Properties of Silica Fiberglass Supports", KINETICS AND CATALYSIS, KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS, BO, vol. 42, no. 5, September 2001 (2001-09-01), pages 693 - 702, XP009097809, ISSN: 1608-3210;  SIMONOVA1 L G ET AL: "Catalysts Based on Fiberglass Supports: II. Physicochemical Properties of Alumina Borosilicate Fiberglass Supports", KINETICS AND CATALYSIS, KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS, BO, vol. 42, no. 6, November 2001 (2001-11-01), pages 828 - 836, XP009097808, ISSN: 1608-3210;  SIMONOVA1 L G ET AL: "Catalysts Based on Fiberglass Supports: III. Properties of Supported Metals Pt and Pd) According to Electron-Microscopic and XPS Datana Borosilicate Fiberglass Supports", KINETICS AND CATALYSIS, KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS, BO, vol. 42, no. 6, 2001, pages 837 - 846, XP009097609;  SIMONOVA1 L G ET AL: "Catalysts Based on Fiberglass Supports: IV. Platinum Catalysts Based on Fiberglass Support in Oxidation of Hydrocarbons (Propane and n-Butane) and Sulfur Dioxide", KINETICS AND CATALYSIS, KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS, BO, vol. 43, no. 1, 2002, pages 61 - 66, XP009097611;  SIMONOVA1 L G ET AL: "Catalysts Based on Fiberglass Supports: V. Absorption and Catalytic Properties of Palladium Catalysts Based on a Leached Silica-Fibergless Support in the Selective Hydrogenation of an Ethylen-Acetylene Mixture", KINETICS AND CATALYSIS, KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS, BO, vol. 43, no. 4, 2002, pages 542 - 549, XP009097610;  KIWI-MINSKER L ET AL: "Supported glass fibers catalysts for novel multi-phase reactor design", CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, OXFORD, GB, vol. 54, November 1999 (1999-11-01), pages 4785 - 4790, XP002299322, ISSN: 0009-2509;  KIWI-MINSKER L ET AL: "Glass fiber catalysts for total oxidation of CO and hydrocarbons in waste gases", CATALYSIS TODAY, ELSEVIER, vol. 54, 1999, pages 39 - 46, XP002362223, ISSN: 0920-5861;  HOELLER VOLKER ET AL: "Three-phase nitrobenzene hydrogenation over supported glass fiber catalysts:reaction kinetics study", CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, WEINHEIM, DE, vol. 23, no. 3, March 2000 (2000-03-01), pages 251 - 255, XP009097523, ISSN: 0930-7516;  SIMONOVA L G ET AL: "Catalysts Based on Fiberglass Supports: I. Physicochemical Properties of Silica Fiberglass Supports", KINETICS AND CATALYSIS, KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS, BO, vol. 42, no. 5, September 2001 (2001-09-01), pages 693 - 702, XP009097809, ISSN: 1608-3210,relevantClaims[1-10],relevantPassages[&lt;pp&gt;W&lt;/pp&gt;];  SIMONOVA1 L G ET AL: "Catalysts Based on Fiberglass Supports: II. Physicochemical Properties of Alumina Borosilicate Fiberglass Supports", KINETICS AND CATALYSIS, KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS, BO, vol. 42, no. 6, November 2001 (2001-11-01), pages 828 - 836, XP009097808, ISSN: 1608-3210,relevantClaims[1-10],relevantPassages[&lt;pp&gt;W&lt;/pp&gt;];  SIMONOVA1 L G ET AL: "Catalysts Based on Fiberglass Supports: III. Properties of Supported Metals Pt and Pd) According to Electron-Microscopic and XPS Datana Borosilicate Fiberglass Supports", KINETICS AND CATALYSIS, KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS, BO, vol. 42, no. 6, 2001, pages 837 - 846, XP009097609,relevantClaims[1-10],relevantPassages[page 837: "Introduction" and "experimental"|&lt;table&gt;1&lt;/table&gt;|&lt;figure&gt;1&lt;/figure&gt;|pages 839 to page 840, left hand column: "Results"|page 841, left hand column, last paragraph|pages 844-846: "Discussion";];  SIMONOVA1 L G ET AL: "Catalysts Based on Fiberglass Supports: IV. Platinum Catalysts Based on Fiberglass Support in Oxidation of Hydrocarbons (Propane and n-Butane) and Sulfur Dioxide", KINETICS AND CATALYSIS, KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS, BO, vol. 43, no. 1, 2002, pages 61 - 66, XP009097611,relevantClaims[1-10],relevantPassages[page 61: "Introduction" + "catalyst testing and preparation"|page 62: table 1];  SIMONOVA1 L G ET AL: "Catalysts Based on Fiberglass Supports: V. Absorption and Catalytic Properties of Palladium Catalysts Based on a Leached Silica-Fibergless Support in the Selective Hydrogenation of an Ethylen-Acetylene Mixture", KINETICS AND CATALYSIS, KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS, BO, vol. 43, no. 4, 2002, pages 542 - 549, XP009097610,relevantClaims[1-10],relevantPassages[&lt;pp&gt;W&lt;/pp&gt;|more particularly:|&lt;pp&gt;542&lt;/pp&gt;&lt;column&gt;R&lt;/column&gt;&lt;line&gt;1-3&lt;/line&gt;|page 543, left hand column: "Experimental"];  KIWI-MINSKER L ET AL: "Supported glass fibers catalysts for novel multi-phase reactor design", CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, OXFORD, GB, vol. 54, November 1999 (1999-11-01), pages 4785 - 4790, XP002299322, ISSN: 0009-2509,relevantClaims[1-10|1-10],relevantPassages[&lt;pp&gt;A&lt;/pp&gt;|Item 2. "Experimental" and table 2|Item 4.2. 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