Essays Tagged: "catalysts"

Role of Catalyists in Industry

ificate Examination - Advanced LevelChemistry (Salters') - Paper 3 mock.ROBERT TAYLOR U6JW.THE ROLE CATALYSTS IN CHEMICAL REACTIONS, THEIR IMPORTANCE IN INDUSTRY,PROBLEMS AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS.A Cataly ... d of the reaction. The processis called catalysis. In this report I aim going to explain the role ofcatalysts in chemical reactions and their importance in industry.I will also outline the problems as ...

(4 pages) 50 0 4.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Catalytic Converter

ous, heat-resistant materials coated with either platinum or palladium. Thesematerials are known as catalysts. A catalyst is an element which although causing areaction to occur, does not change at al ...

(2 pages) 42 0 3.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Management in the future

management: Planning, Organizing, Leading and Controlling. Through these functions managers can be catalysts for change or by definition change agents - "People who act as catalysts and manage the ch ...

(12 pages) 1488 1 4.6 Dec/2002

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Native Americans and Alcoholism.

researchers, statisticians, anthropologists and sociologists. They are investigating the possible catalysts of this epidemic.Whenever a non-communicable disease becomes drastically widespread amo ...

(8 pages) 237 2 4.8 Jun/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Enzyme on hydrochloric acid and yeast.

rate of a reaction however they are not affected themselves whilst doing this, this is why they are catalysts. Enzymes are made to be specific, this means that they can have only one substrate that th ...

(14 pages) 63 0 4.8 Jun/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

How Amylase Digests Starch.

in living things. As they are made of proteins they are affected by pH and temperature. Enzymes are catalysts; they speed up chemical reactions without being changed themselves. Digestive enzymes spee ...

(3 pages) 40 0 0.0 Jul/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Fahrenheit 451. protagonists serve as catalysts in setting characters free by pulling them out of hiding and leading them to their own recognition

it really is. In these two novels the protagonists Randle McMurphy and Clarisse McClellan serve as catalysts in setting characters free by pulling them out of hiding and leading them to their own rec ... e of knowledge.In these two novels the protagonists Randle McMurphy and Clarisse McClellan serve as catalysts in setting certain characters free, by pulling them out of hiding and leading them to thei ...

(6 pages) 30 0 5.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

GCSE Chemistry - Sodium Thiosulphate Coursework

emperature, concentration (of solution), pressure (in gases), surface are (of solid reactants), and catalysts. I have chosen to investigate the effect temperature and concentration have on a reaction. ...

(10 pages) 83 1 4.1 Jan/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

An investigation to compare the reaction rates between potato an hydrogen peroxide and liver and hydrogen peroxide

t is some thing that speeds up a reaction without being changed itself. Because of this enzymes and catalysts can be used again and again. Enzymes are protein chains that have a primary, secondary and ...

(8 pages) 68 1 4.2 Feb/2004

Subjects: Science Essays

Effect of tempreature on sodium thiosulphate

emperature, concentration (of solution), pressure (in gases), surface are (of solid reactants), and catalysts. I have chosen to investigate the effect temperature and concentration have on a reaction. ...

(7 pages) 47 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Summary notes for the updated syllabus 2004-2005, Blueprint of life and Maintaining a balance.

Characteristics of enzymes:"XAre made up of proteins"XAre catalysts, as they speed up the rate of chemical reactions."XRemain unchanged at the end of the reac ... ork best under certain optimum conditions of temperature and pH.Role of enzymes:Enzymes are organic catalysts. A catalysts is a general term for any substance that speeds up or brings about a chemical ...

(4 pages) 39 0 4.5 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Enzymes and Their Properties

ople see fit. Please do not critique my format, it's not an essay!Enzymes are proteins that acts as catalysts in organisms. A catalyst is a substance that speeds up reactions without the addition of h ...

(1 pages) 51 0 0.0 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

How am U affected by the nature and impact of change

y, theoretically and socially. In my life there have been many things that have caused change, many catalysts for this change, and various reactions to these changes. Change can affect me positively o ...

(4 pages) 24 0 4.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Speech on what we learn from imginative journeys from "Oh the places you'll go" Dr Seuss and The Road Not Taken Robert Frost

ver emphasizes the significance of decisions one makes in their life and how such decisions are the catalysts to the person they become.In the characteristic style of Dr. Seuss, 'oh the places you'll ...

(2 pages) 36 0 3.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Tragic Downfall of Macbeth

hoices made by Macbeth, but the downfall of Macbeth could have been avoided. Macbeth had three main catalysts in the choices he made which lead to his great death.Lady Macbeth is a main cause of the d ...

(2 pages) 27 0 3.4 Mar/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Macbeth

1.How far is the investigation of crime an 'art' and how far is it a 'science'?

entury, a time period marked by numerous social, political and economic changes. These changes were catalysts in the creation of the first modem detective force, these being the Bow Street Runners. In ...

(6 pages) 136 0 4.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays

The Enlightenment: Hobbes versus Locke

ire (1694-1778) and the enigmatic Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) marked some of the intellectual catalysts for the new ideas and approaches to old customs that wore down institutionalized tradition ...

(4 pages) 45 0 4.0 May/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers

"What does the play "A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen suggest about self-fulfillment?"

he must leave her family and pursue her journey alone. Before this happens, she encounters numerous catalysts to this freedom. The relationship with her husband, Torvald Helmer, contributes to her gro ... her family and chase her journey of freedom unaided. Before this happens, she stumbles upon number catalysts to this liberation. The association with her husband, Torvald Helmer, plays a role in her ...

(7 pages) 86 1 4.3 May/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Enzyme Investigation.

is any one of many specialised organic substances, composed of polymers of amino acids, that act as catalysts to regulate the speed of the many chemical reactions involved in the metabolism of living ... of Enzymes.As the Swedish chemist Jöns Jakob Berzelius suggested in 1823, enzymes are typical catalysts: they are capable of increasing the rate of reaction without being consumed in the process ...

(12 pages) 78 1 4.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Illegal Immigration.

nd means of preventing illegal immigrants from entering the United States. Immigration laws are the catalysts of illegal immigration prevention. Proposition 187 is a tough immigration law clamping dow ...

(4 pages) 210 0 5.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues