co-catalyst
noun[C]
chemistryspecialized(cocatalyst)uk/ˌkəʊˈkæt.əl.ɪst/us/ˌkoʊˈkæt̬.əl.ɪst/asubstancethatworkswith another as acatalyst(= something that makes achemicalreactionhappenmorequicklywithout itself beingchanged):
Thespeedofreactionisaffectedby both thetypeandconcentrationof thecompoundused as a co-catalyst.
- Theyshowedthatironcanactas a co-catalyst toimprovethe deconstruction of lignocel‑lulosicbiomass.
- Nano-TiO2 was used as a co-catalyst withsodiumhypophophite in thetreatmentofcottonwith BTCA.
- The zeolitetypeZSM-5 as a co-catalystproducedthehighestenhancementinyields.
- We havereportedseveraltypesof new cocatalysts for olefin polymerization.
Chemistry - general words
- acceptor
- aerosol
- aerosolize
- allotrope
- amphiprotic
- chemical formula
- cyclic
- distilled water
- electrolyte
- electrolytic
- endocrine disruptor
- endothermic
- exothermic
- inorganic chemistry
- molecular weight
- nonelectrolyte
- nonreactive
- reactive
- reactivity
- reduction