catalysis
Let an agent explain catalysis by type, mechanism, examples and industrial and environmental applications.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain catalysis by type, mechanism, examples and industrial and environmental applications.
The increase in the rate of a chemical reaction by a substance, the catalyst, that is not consumed in the reaction, by providing an alternative pathway with lower activation energy; includes homogeneous, heterogeneous, enzymatic and photocatalysis.
What it is for: Faster, more selective and energy-efficient chemical processes.
It can be explain how catalysts work; compare types of catalysis; describe industrial catalytic processes; relate to catalytic converters and enzymes.
Distinguishing features
Speeds reactions
Regenerated at the end
Can improve selectivity
Central to industry
What it looks like
Catalysts appear as powders, pellets, coated honeycombs or dissolved compounds.
How it is recognised
Catalyst not consumed
Lower activation energy
Reagents are consumed; catalysts are not
Related models
is a kind of - category
uses - agent
includes - kind
is used in - applications
In practice
Families and kinds
homogeneous catalysis
heterogeneous catalysis
enzymatic catalysis
photocatalysis
electrocatalysis
Standards and regulation
Vehicle emission standards requiring catalytic converters
Chemical safety rules for catalysts
Failure modes and hazards
Catalyst poisoning
Toxic metal catalysts
Theft of catalytic converters
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.catalysis
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Mechanism How it works.
Pathways explain catalysis.
Energy
Activation energy.
Energy
Activation energy.
- How does the catalyst lower activation energy here? definition
- Does it change the equilibrium? boundary
Selectivity
Products.
Selectivity
Selectivity.
- How does the catalyst favour one product over others? definition
- How is selectivity measured? measurement
Types Kinds.
Types differ.
Phase
Homogeneous or heterogeneous.
Phase
Catalyst phase.
- Is the catalysis homogeneous or heterogeneous? definition
- What are the practical implications? definition
Biological
Enzymes.
Biological
Enzyme catalysis.
- How do enzymes act as catalysts? definition
- Which enzyme class is involved? provenance
Industry Applications.
Industry depends on catalysts.
Processes
Major processes.
Processes
Industrial processes.
- Which catalyst is used in this industrial process? provenance
- What conditions are required? measurement
Vehicles
Catalytic converters.
Vehicles
Catalytic converters.
- How does a catalytic converter reduce emissions? definition
- How can theft be prevented? action
Sustainability Green chemistry.
Catalysis supports sustainability.
Green chemistry
Efficiency.
Green chemistry
Green chemistry.
- How does catalysis reduce waste and energy use? definition
- Which examples are cited? provenance
Materials
Critical metals.
Materials
Critical materials.
- Does the catalyst rely on scarce or toxic metals? provenance
- Are alternatives being developed? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should types be separate entries?
- How should industrial processes be linked?
- How should enzymes be linked?