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Catalysis
Catalysis: the increase in the rate of a chemical reaction due to the participation of an additional substance called a catalyst, which is not consumed in the catalyzed reaction and can continue to act repeatedly. In general, reactions occur faster with a catalyst because they require less activation energy. In catalyzed mechanisms, the catalyst usually reacts to form a temporary intermediate which then regenerates the original catalyst in a cyclic process. Catalysts work by providing an (alternative) mechanism involving a different transition state and lower activation energy.
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JAN 08, 2018Earth & The Environment
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JAN 08, 2018
Earth & The Environment
You might not consider Oklahoma to be a particularly intense earthquake zone, but due to an increase in fracking and was
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 27, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The reaction mechanism that is responsible for NOx catalytic reduction in diesel engine emission-control process. Credit
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 18, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Schematic showing how a spongy photocatalyst converts carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide. Credit: K. Niu & H.
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 12, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
A satellite image shows the intensity o gas flaring at the fuel production sites at Bakken Formation, a geological regio
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAR 16, 2015
Microbiology
A robust new material is extraordinarily adept at destroying toxic nerve agents that were first used 100 years ago durin
...
Written By:
Will Hector
JAN 27, 2014
Chemistry & Physics
Biofuels offer a reasonable alternative to conventional fuels, and there are many research paths vying for a process tha
...