Background'Keratinocyte cancer' is now the preferred term for the most commonly identified skin cancers basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC), which were previously commonly categorised as non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC). Keratinocyte cancer (KC) represents about 95% of malignant skin tumours. Lifestyle changes have led to increased exposure to the sun, which has, in turn, led to a significant increase of new cases of KC, with a worldwide annual incidence of between 3% and 8%. The successful use of preventive measures could mean a significant reduction in the resources used by health systems, compared with the high cost of the treatment of these conditions. At present, there is no information about the quality of the evidence for the use of these sun protection strategies with an assessment of their benefits and risks. ObjectivesTo assess the effects of sun protection strategies (i.e. sunscreen and barrier methods) for preventing keratinocyte cancer (that is, basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) of the skin) in the general population. Search methodsWe searched the following databases up to May 2016: the Cochrane Skin Group Specialised Register, CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, and LILACS. We also searched five trial registries and the bibliographies of included studies for further references to relevant trials.

In this review, we assessed the effect of solar protection in preventing the occurrence of new cases of keratinocyte cancer. We only found one study that was suitable for inclusion. This was a study of sunscreens, so we were unable to assess any other forms of sun protection. The study addressed our prespecified primary outcomes, but not most of our secondary outcomes. We were unable to demonstrate from the available evidence whether sunscreen was effective for the prevention of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) or cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC).Our certainty in the evidence was low because there was a lack of histopathological confirmation of BCC or cSCC in a significant percentage of cases. Amongst other sources of bias, it was not clear whether the study authors had assessed any interaction effects between the sunscreen and beta-carotene interventions. We think that further research is very likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the estimate of effect and is likely to change the estimate.

In catalytic cracking, catalysts selection is not a trivial task since a catalyst should exhibit a good hydrothermal stability as well as product distributions and qualities according to the necessities of the refinery. Cracking experiments at the bench scale in a fluidized confined-bed reactor at 789 K in the catalyst to oil range of 3.0-7.5 g/g using two industrial feeds have coupled to a five-lump kinetic model for a quantitative study of a set of cracking catalysts. To a gain insight into the catalysts performance, the assessment of raw rate coefficients has been complemented with a reaction pathways analysis. Primary cracking reactions are 1 order of magnitude higher than secondary ones, the gasoil to gasoline conversion being the fastest reaction. Up to 23% of the formed gasoline may undergo secondary cracking, more than 90% of it ending up in LPG. At the investigated conditions, coke formation is practically fully formed out of gasoline via secondary reactions and not from the gasoil. Cracking results are in concordance with catalyst properties, i.e., specific surface areas, and catalyst composition, e.g., the rate of secondary cracking of gasoline to LPG decreases with the zeolite and rare earths content.

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Adding a small quantity of K or Bi to a MoVTeNbO x via impregnation with inorganic solutions modifies its surface acid and redox properties and its catalytic performance in propa(e)ne partial oxidation to acrylic acid (AA) without detriment to its pristine crystalline structure. Bi-doping encourages propane oxydehydrogenation to propene, thus enlarging the net production rate of AA up to 35% more. The easier propane activation/higher AA production over the Bi-doped catalyst is ascribed to its higher content of surface V leading to a larger amount of total V 5+ species, the isolation site effect of NbO x species on V, and its higher Lewis acidity. K-doping does not affect propane oxydehydrogenation to propene but mainly acts over propene once formed, also increasing AA to a similar extent as Bi-doping. Although K-doping lowers propene conversion, it is converted more selectively to acrylic acid owing to its reduced Brønsted acidity and the presence of more Mo 6+ species, thereby favoring propene transformation via the π-allylic species route producing acrylic acid over that forming acetic acid and CO x via acetone oxidation and that yielding directly CO x .