oxidation-reduction catalysis

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• oxidation–reduction reaction — ▪ chemical reaction Introduction also called  redox reaction        any chemical reaction in which the oxidation number of a participating chemical species changes. The term covers a large and diverse body of processes. Many oxidation– reduction… …   Universalium

• Catalysis — Catalyst redirects here. For other uses, see Catalyst (disambiguation). Solid heterogeneous catalysts such as in automobile catalytic converters are plated on structures designed to maximize their surface area …   Wikipedia

• catalysis — catalytic /kat l it ik/, adj., n. catalytical, adj. catalytically, adv. /keuh tal euh sis/, n., pl. catalyses / seez /. 1. Chem. the causing or accelerating of a chemical change by the addition of a catalyst. 2. an action between two or more… …   Universalium

• reduction — Synonyms and related words: abasement, abatement, abbreviation, about face, abridgment, abstract, acetification, acidification, acidulation, addition, agio, alchemy, alkalization, allayment, alleviation, allowance, analgesia, anesthesia,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• catalysis — Synonyms and related words: acetification, acidification, acidulation, alkalization, avatar, carbonation, catabolism, catalyst, chemicalization, consubstantiation, decay, dialysis, displacement, dissociation, electrolysis, ferment, fermentation,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• oxidation — Synonyms and related words: acetification, acidification, acidulation, alkalization, biodegradability, biodegradation, blazing, blistering, branding, breakup, burning, calcination, carbonation, carbonization, catalysis, cauterization, cautery,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Enzyme catalysis — is the catalysis of chemical reactions by specialized proteins known as enzymes. Catalysis of biochemical reactions in the cell is vital due to the very low reaction rates of the uncatalysed reactions. The mechanism of enzyme catalysis is similar …   Wikipedia

• Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley reduction — The Meerwein Ponndorf Verley (MPV) Reduction in organic chemistry is the reduction of ketones and aldehydes to their corresponding alcohols utilizing aluminumalkoxide catalysis in the presence of a sacrificial alcohol[1]. The beauty in the MPV… …   Wikipedia

• Heterogeneous catalysis — is a chemistry term which describes catalysis where the catalyst is in a different phase (ie. solid, liquid and gas, but also oil and water) to the reactants. Heterogeneous catalysts provide a surface for the chemical reaction to take place on.… …   Wikipedia

• Advanced Oxidation Process — Advanced Oxidation Processes (abbreviation: AOP), refers to a set of chemical treatment procedures designed to remove organic and inorganic materials in waste water by oxidation.Contaminants are oxidized by four different reagents: ozone,… …   Wikipedia

• Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reduction — The Meerwein Ponndorf Verley Reduction in organic chemistry is the reduction of ketones to secondary alcohols with aluminumisopropylate catalysis in isopropanol solution [Alexander R. Surrey, Name Reactions in Organic Chemistry, 2nd Edition,… …   Wikipedia