0
Catalysts increase the speed of a reaction without taking place in the reaction themselves. This is very useful in industry as it means that chemicals can be made much faster through usually slow chemical reactions, and as the catalysts don't take part in the reaction themselves, they can be reused as much as its needed. Examples of catalysts in industries include the use of the biological catalysts enzymes to brake down substrates in baby foods into smaller simpler molecules.
Catalysts lower the activation energy required for a reaction to occur. This will mean that more molecules will have the energy to react. Catalysts allow equilibrium to be established quicker. Catalysts in general lower reaction temperatures leading to lower production costs.
Catalysts add to cost e.g. palladium in catalytic converters. Catalysts can be poisoned by waste products eg. Sulphur in petrol and oil can reduce the properties of catalytic converters.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What are the Brief example of an industrial process that uses a catalyst?
buildings.
Which statement best describes an effect of using a catalyst in an industrial process?
It lowers activation energy requirements.
What is a process where molecules are split into smaller more useful molecules?
The process is called cracking. The best way of breaking them up uses heat and a catalyst, so we call this catalyst cracking.
Which process does petroSA use iroin as a catalyst?
The Sasol Synthol process for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis used at petroSA uses an iron based catalyst. More recently, the development of a slurry-bed reactor at the Mossel Bay plant has resulted in the use of a cobalt based catalyst.
What is the industrial reaction that does not involve with a catalyst?
shhh
Is water a reactant or a catalyst in the chemical process of photosynthesis?
A catalyst
What industries use iron?
the harbor process uses iron as a catalyst for ammonia production, and also in steelworks industries to make iron tools.
What are the industrial uses of Antimony?
what are the industrial uses of antimony
What is a catalyst only used in photosynthesis?
Chlorophyll is the catalyst that is used in the process of photosynthesis.
What industrial process is releasing more carbon dioxide?
Any industrial process that uses electricity or fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas), and that is most of them, releases additional carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
What are the uses for gold and silver?
catalyst is one
What is acid for?
It is used used as a catalyst in the industrial production of many chemicals.
