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Catalysis is the increase in the rate of a chemical reaction by the addition of a reagent — the catalyst — that is not itself consumed. The catalyst works by opening up a route between ...

Heterogeneous catalysts speed up chemical reactions by being in a different state than the reactants. They are efficient and ...

Hydrogen peroxide decomposes on its own into water and oxygen gas. This process is sped up by a catalyst. In this reaction, the catalyst is potassium permanganate, and the bubbles are full of oxygen ...

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Transition metals have long been used as catalysts to activate small molecules and turn them into valuable products. However, ...

A new technique to trap clusters of platinum atoms in nanoscale islands could lead to more efficient catalysts for the chemical industry.

A catalyst increases the rate of a reaction but it is not used up in the reaction. If a catalyst is present, the reacting particles can collide more successfully with less energy and so the ...

Only a very small mass of catalyst is needed to increase the rate of a reaction. However, not all reactions have suitable catalysts. Different substances catalyse different reactions.