Process for testing catalysts using detection agents

A method for evaluating a plurality of candidate catalysts, the method comprising

• simultaneously contacting a plurality of candidate catalysts having differing compositions with one or more reactants under reaction conditions to catalyze at least one reaction, the plurality of candidate catalysts being simultaneously contacted with the one or more reactants in a common reactor, and
• detecting the reaction products or unreacted reactants by chemiluminescence.

A method of for evaluating a plurality of candidate catalysts, the method comprising

• simultaneously contacting a plurality of candidate catalysts having differing compositions with one or more reactants under reaction conditions to catalyze at least one reaction, the plurality of candidate catalysts being provided at a plurality of sites on a common support, each of the plurality of candidate catalysts being is in its own site on the support, the support being a plate or sheet having a surface comprising the candidate-catalyst-containing sites,
• staining or reacting the reaction products or unreacted reactants with a detection agent to form a detectable species, and
• detecting the detectable species to determine the relative efficacy of the plurality of candidate catalysts.

A method for evaluating a plurality of candidate catalysts, the method comprising

• simultaneously contacting a plurality of candidate catalysts having differing compositions with one or more reactants under reaction conditions to catalyze at least one reaction, the plurality of candidate catalysts being provided at a plurality of sites on a common support, each of the plurality of candidate catalysts being is in its own site on the support, the support being a plate having a plurality of wells as candidate-catalyst-containing sites,
• staining or reacting the reaction products or unreacted reactants with a detection agent to form a detectable species, and
• detecting the detectable species to determine the relative efficacy of the plurality of candidate catalysts.

A method for evaluating a plurality of candidate catalysts, the method comprising

• simultaneously contacting a plurality of candidate catalysts having differing compositions with one or more reactants under reaction conditions to catalyze at least one reaction, the plurality of candidate catalysts being simultaneously contacted with the one or more reactants in a parallel reactor comprising a plurality of reaction channels, each of the plurality of candidate catalysts being in its own reaction channel, the parallel reactor being a parallel batch reactor pressurized with the one or more reactants,
• staining or reacting the reaction products or unreacted reactants with a detection agent to form a detectable species, and
• detecting the detectable species to determine the relative efficacy of the plurality of candidate catalysts.

A method for evaluating a plurality of candidate catalysts, the method comprising

• simultaneously contacting a plurality of candidate catalysts having differing compositions with one or more reactants in a plurality of reaction wells in a parallel batch reactor under reaction conditions such that at least one reaction is catalyzed by each of the plurality of candidate catalysts, each of the plurality of catalyst candidates being in its own reaction well,
• staining or reacting reaction products or unreacted reactants with a detection agent to (i) form a detectable species or (ii) liberate light, and
• detecting (i) the detectable species or (ii) the liberated light, respectively, to determine the relative efficacy of the plurality of candidate catalysts.

A method for evaluating a plurality of candidate catalysts, the method comprising

• simultaneously contacting a plurality of candidate catalysts having differing compositions with one or more reactants under reaction conditions to catalyze at least one reaction, the plurality of candidate catalysts being provided at a plurality of sites on a common support, each of the plurality of candidate catalysts being is in its own site on the support, the support being a plate or sheet having a surface comprising the candidate-catalyst-containing sites, and
• detecting the reaction products or unreacted reactants by chemiluminescence.

A method for evaluating a plurality of candidate catalysts, the method comprising

• simultaneously contacting a plurality of candidate catalysts having differing compositions with one or more reactants under reaction conditions to catalyze at least one reaction, the plurality of candidate catalysts being provided at a plurality of sites on a common support, each of the plurality of candidate catalysts being is in its own site on the support, the support being a plate having a plurality of wells as candidate-catalyst-containing sites, and
• detecting the reaction products or unreacted reactants by chemiluminescence.

A method for evaluating a plurality of candidate catalysts, the method comprising

• simultaneously contacting a plurality of candidate catalysts having differing compositions with one or more reactants under reaction conditions to catalyze at least one reaction, the plurality of candidate catalysts being simultaneously contacted with the one or more reactants in parallel reactor comprising a plurality of reaction channels, each of the plurality of candidate catalysts being in its own reaction channel, the parallel reactor being a parallel batch reactor pressurized with the one or more reactants, and
• detecting the reaction products or unreacted reactants by chemiluminescence.