Catalysis in Industry
Exploring the economic and environmental importance of catalysts in industrial processes.
Key Questions
- Justify the use of catalysts in industrial processes from an economic and environmental perspective.
- Compare and contrast homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis with relevant examples.
- Design an experiment to investigate the effect of a catalyst on a reaction rate.
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