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 ...

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

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 ...

Transition metals have long been used as catalysts to activate small molecules and turn them into valuable products. However, as these metals can be expensive and less abundant, scientists are ...

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 ...

I magine synthesizing and then testing over 50 different complex molecules to identify the most effective catalyst for a ...

The production of green hydrogen from ammonia could get a boost from a catalyst that becomes more active over time.

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

Catalysts do several surprising things to assist with daily life – from bread making to turning raw materials into fuels more efficiently. Now, SLAC researchers have developed a way to speed up the ...

This process takes place in a chemical reaction referred to as a hydrogenation, a difficult reaction since it can produce many things other than methanol. Making a catalyst that is active enough ...

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. Catalysts do ...