Umich反应工程 lec23.pptVIP

Lecture 23 Thursday 4/1/08OCNB ExplosionNoble Prize 2007Catalytic Steps Temperature-time trajectory Catalysts and Catalysis A Catalyst is a substance that affects the rate of chemical reaction but emerges from the process unchanged. Catalysis is the occurrence, study, and use of catalysts and catalytic processes. Approximately 1/3 of the GNP of materials produced in the U.S. involves a catalytic process. Catalysts affect both Selectivity and Yeild Steps in a Catalytic Reaction Active Site Reactions are not catalyzed over the entire surface but only at certain active site