Catalysis is the speeding up of a chemical reaction by adding a catalyst to it.
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catalysis in British English
(kəˈtælɪsɪs)
nounWord forms: plural-ses (-ˌsiːz)
the acceleration of a chemical reaction by the action of a catalyst
Word origin
C17: from New Latin, from Greek katalusis, from kataluein to dissolve
catalysis in American English
(kəˈtæləsɪs)
nounWord forms: pluralcaˈtalyˌses (kəˈtæləˌsiz)
the speeding up or, sometimes, slowing down of the rate of a chemical reaction caused by the addition of some substance that does not undergo a permanent chemical change
see also inhibitor
Word origin
ModL < Gr katalysis, dissolution: see cata- & -lysis
catalysis in Chemical Engineering
(kətælɪsɪs)
noun
(Chemical Engineering: General)
Catalysis is when a chemical reaction happens more quickly because of a catalyst.
The invention can also be used to produce superior or more affordable catalysts forenvironmental applications that currently or in the future can benefit from catalysis.
Most processes underpinning the chemical industries depend on catalysis to carry out chemical reactions that would otherwise be very slow.
Catalysis is when a chemical reaction happens more quickly because of a catalyst.