catalyst
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A research team led by Professor Yulong Ding from the University of Birmingham's School of Chemical Engineering has shown that these temperatures can be significantly reduced by using a perovskite catalyst.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
One promising way to produce hydrogen is through thermochemical water splitting, a process in which a catalyst separates water into hydrogen and oxygen.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
The dollar and Treasury yields continue to fluctuate at elevated levels, leaving precious metals without a clear directional catalyst.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
That momentum could very well be set to end, with the SpaceX IPO being the catalyst.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Perhaps there is some special inorganic, nonliving catalyst in the soil that is able to fix atmospheric gases and convert them into organic molecules.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing catalyst
Break It Down: Cata
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This Week in Words: March 3 – 9, 2018
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Chemistry - Introductory
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