catalytic reduction

collocation in English

meaningsofcatalyticandreduction

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catalytic
adjective
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/ˌkæt.əˈlɪt.ɪk/us
/ˌkæt̬.əˈlɪt̬.ɪk/
making a chemical reaction happen more quickly by using ...
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reduction
noun
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/rɪˈdʌk.ʃən/us
/rɪˈdʌk.ʃən/
the act of making something, or of something becoming, smaller in size, amount, degree, ...
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Further technical developments incatalyticreductionof methane may be possible but the efficiency and cost of such catalysts are not fully known.
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To achieve this, we need, accordingly, to introduce diesel filters or recycle exhaust gases and introduce selectivecatalyticreductiondevices.
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Furfuryl alcohol is manufactured industrially by thecatalyticreductionof furfural which is obtained from corncob and sugar cane bagasse.
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However, thiscatalyticreductionfixates only a few nitrogen molecules.
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Examples include: energy efficiency, selectivecatalyticreduction, non-toxic materials, water purification, solar energy, wind energy, and new paradigms in energy conservation.
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Catalyticreductionof the aromatic ring yields dicyclonine.
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To comply with more restrictive pollution regulation, units 6 and 7 were upgraded in 1998 with a selectivecatalyticreductionunit and digital control systems.
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Commercial selectivecatalyticreductionsystems are typically found on large utility boilers, industrial boilers, and municipal solid waste boilers and have been shown to reduce by 70-95%.
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Emissions controls at the plant include selectivecatalyticreductionfor nitrous oxide, flue-gas desulfurization for sulfur dioxide, activated carbon injection for mercury and pulse-jet fabric filter baghouse for particulate matter.
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For very small municipal incinerators, the required temperature for thermal breakdown of dioxin may be reached using a high-temperature electrical heating element, plus a selectivecatalyticreductionstage.
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Amine oxides are readily converted to the parent amine by common reduction reagents including lithium aluminium hydride, sodium borohydride,catalyticreduction, zinc / acetic acid, and iron / acetic acid.
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