1、The Catalyst and Catalysis,CONTENTS About Catalysts Why Catalysis? What is a Catalyst? How Catalysts Work?,Research in the catalysts for clean production of nitrobenzene,Why Catalysis?,Need to make chemicals faster,Most Reactions are too slow to be useful.,Examples of Reactions w/o Catalysis,Hydroge
2、n Peroxide forms a chemical reaction with your body,1 week to several months,Plants & animals decompose to oil & coal,Millions of years,Seconds,Ways to Make Chemicals Faster,Add other Chemicals,Catalysts!,Disadvantage-Too hot!,Disadvantage-Separate chemicals,Disadvantage-Costly,Temperature,What is a
3、 Catalyst?,Catalysts speed up a chemical reaction without being used up.,Catalyst + Reactants,Catalyst-Reactants,Catalyst + Products,AB,A+B,AB,Ea,0,A-B-K,Ea,Reaction process,energy,How catalysts work?,A+B,AB,A+B+K A-B-K A-B-K AB+K,2,1,1,2,To find an easier path to the destination!,catalyst,S,D,Top,+
4、K,+K,Who Uses Catalyst?,Oil IndustriesYour body (Enzymes)Chemical/Pharmaceutical CompaniesCatalytic Converters in your car,Catalysis is around us,in making a large part of products we daily use (from clothes to all plastic products) in preserving our environment and health (enabling a sustainable production, energy and mobility) as a tool to develop advanced and functional materials and devices Catalysis makes the world better!,Applications,Clean water Fresh air Environment health,Benefit,Cost,ResearchTransformation,New catalyst,Clean production,Better environment,Better life,
