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Recent research in this field has led to very interesting developments in two areas: the use of SiC as a support material and the use of new transition metal carbides as active catalyst phases. The high thermal conductivity of SiC and the fact that it can be formed form carbon that has any shape or porosity, due to the 'shape memory effect', are strong positive attributes for future development. The...