Mittasch, Alfred; Teyss, Erich. From Davy and Döbereiner to Deacon. Fifty Years of Heterogeneous Catalysis (Ot Devi i Debereinera do Dikona), 1934. In Russian

Митташ А., Тейс Э. От Дэви и Деберейнера до Дикона. Пятьдесят лет в области гетерогенного катализа / Пер. с нем.
Харьков: Государственное научно-техническое издательство Украины (ДНТВУ), 1934.
231 с. Твёрдый переплёт, увеличенный формат. Тираж: 3 200 экз. Редкость.
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Mittasch, Alfred; Teyss, Erich. From Davy and Döbereiner to Deacon. Fifty Years of Heterogeneous Catalysis (Ot Devi i Debereinera do Dikona). Translated from German.
Kharkov: State Scientific and Technical Publishing House of Ukraine (DNTVU), 1934.
231 pp. Hardcover, enlarged format. Print run: 3,200 copies. Rare.

This 1934 volume is a bibliographic treasure from the era of rapid Soviet industrialization. Written by the legendary Alfred Mittasch—the chemist who developed the iron catalyst for the Haber-Bosch process—and Erich Teyss, this work provides an authoritative historical and technical account of heterogeneous catalysis. The book traces the evolutionary arc of catalytic science, starting with Humphry Davy’s safety lamp and Johann Döbereiner’s platinum lighter, through to the sophisticated industrial processes of the early 20th century, such as Deacon’s method for chlorine production.
Published in Kharkov by DNTVU, this remains the only Russian-language edition of the work. It appeared during a pivotal moment when the Soviet Union was aggressively building its chemical industry, making this text a cornerstone for the development of domestic catalyst research. The book meticulously details the role of platinum, nickel, and various oxides in organic synthesis and explosive manufacturing. For collectors, it represents a rare intersection of high-level European science and early Soviet technical publishing.