Sentences with phrase «catalyst gets reactions»
A catalyst gets reactions started and makes them happen faster, by increasing the rate of a reaction that otherwise might not happen at all, or would take too long to sustain life.
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In their study, the team investigated the possibility of converting cellulose into hydrogen using sunlight and a simple catalyst — a substance which speeds up a chemical reaction without getting used up.
A catalyst is a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction or lowers the energy required to get it started without getting used up itself.
The catalyst acts as a chemical handler, shuffling around the water molecules» assets — electrons, hydrogen ions (protons), and oxygen atoms — to get the reaction to happen.
After the H2 is split, the protons easily transit from the metal heart of the catalyst, through the structural scaffolding, to the surrounding solvent, allowing the catalyst to get ready for another cycle of the reaction.
An analysis of how the catalyst was moving protons and electrons around suggested too many pendant amines got in the way of the perfect reaction.