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A utility model of MgO catalyst in the form of solid particles having a specific surface area of 250 to 350 m2g-1 and exhibiting activity in the Guerbet reaction of primary alcohols to form beta-alkylated dimer alcohols and water at reaction temperatures of 300 to 400 °C. This MgO catalyst enriched with Ni and Co has a specific surface area of 100 to 250 m2g-1 and exhibits activity in the Guerbet reaction at temperatures of 250 to 350 °C.

This study examines the involvement of Czechoslovakia in the International Nuclear Information System (INIS) in the period of 1970–1989. It shows how the INIS database was used in Czechoslovakia and describes the work of the Nuclear Information Center (Ústřední informační středisko pro jaderný program, ÚISJP), the Czechoslovak national center for INIS.

The method of electrochemical transformation of aqueous solutions of alkali metal carbonate, alkali metal hydrogen carbonate, CO2, salt of C2-C5 carboxylic acid with alkali metal or their mixtures producing alcohols and/or salts of carboxylic acids takes place in an electrochemical reactor, where the cathode consists of a catalyst containing copper silicide, copper germanide and/or mixed copper germanide/silicide.

Nuclear energy moves to the forefront of the public debate. In 2020, drifts towards new reactor construction at the Dukovany nuclear power station and shortlisting candidate sites for siting the deep geological repository of nuclear waste foreshadowed this development. Political stances towards the nuclear divide in Central Europe: V4 countries take nuclear as instrumental to the low-emission energy transition, Germany and Austria, on the other hand, foresee the future without nuclear energy. Czech debate reflects interests on both sides. A new alternative has entered the debate in the recent decade: to use so-called small nuclear reactors as a means of energy production. The article presents the results of a representative public opinion survey that focused on attitudes toward the possible introduction of small modular reactors technology in the Czech Republic.