Abstract: A method for activating a catalyst is described comprising the steps of: (i) installing a reduced and passivated catalyst containing crystallites of a catalytic metal comprising nickel, cobalt or iron in elemental form encapsulated by a layer comprising an oxide of the catalytic metal in a reactor, such as a steam methane reforming reactor, in which it is to be used, and (ii) heating the reduced and passivated catalyst in the reactor under a vacuum or an inert gas to a temperature in the range (TT?X) to (TT+Y), where TT is the Tammann temperature of the catalytic metal in elemental form in degrees Centigrade, X is 400 and Y is 200, to form a catalytically active surface on the catalyst without requiring the application of a reducing gas.

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing formats for a digital design are disclosed. According to certain aspects, an electronic device may support a design application that may enable a user to create and edit a digital design across multiple formats associated with multiple online services. The design applications enables the effective and efficient editing of the formats such that the digital design maintains a similar look and feel for each format. In embodiments, the design application may interface with the multiple online services to access formatting parameters and upload the respective formats for the digital design.

Abstract: Systems and methods for managing formats for a digital design are disclosed. According to certain aspects, an electronic device may support a design application that may enable a user to create and edit a digital design across multiple formats associated with multiple online services. The design applications enables the effective and efficient editing of the formats such that the digital design maintains a similar look and feel for each format. In embodiments, the design application may interface with the multiple online services to access formatting parameters and upload the respective formats for the digital design.