chemical reaction
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In other words, continuing to cool the tank could slow the chemical reaction in a way that avoids an explosion.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
Workers at Catalyst Refiners Inc. in Institute, W.Va., were cleaning and decontaminating a metal processing site—in preparation for closing it down—when a chemical reaction created dangerous hydrogen sulfide gas around 9:30 a.m.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Form’s iron-air batteries generate electricity through a chemical reaction involving oxygen, water and iron powder that mimics how old pieces of metal gather rust.
From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026
Industrial catalysts -- substances that reduce the amount of energy required for a given chemical reaction -- help manufacturers boost reaction speed, yield or efficiency when producing key materials.
From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2025
Sabbatini bent over his SmartDraw pad and sketched out a molecular structure that described the chemical reaction Nicole had just verbalized.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
