How to Use catalysis in a Sentence

catalysis

noun
  • These studies show just how intricate the details of surface chemistry and catalysis can be.
    — Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
  • In catalysis, surface area and surface structure play hugely important roles.
    — Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
  • In addition to these, the new oven boasts precise temperature control and high-temperature catalysis.
    — New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The conceptual leap extends beyond catalysis.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Dec. 2025
  • As a result, the rearrangement was largely considered impossible to use in modern asymmetric catalysis, despite its potential usefulness.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
  • In catalysis, understanding how electromagnetic fields concentrate around nanoframes could lead to more efficient chemical reactions.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
  • This structural shift provides a new tuning knob to refine the efficiency of technologies ranging from solar fuel production and chemical catalysis to high-performance electronics.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Beyond carbon capture, the researchers suggest that these materials could be used in other applications, including metal adsorption and catalysis, due to their tunable surface properties.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Preventing congestion key to stable nanoscale catalysis When applied to nanoreactors, the idea of congestion shifts from physical intersections to competition for active catalytic sites.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
  • The authors note that this outcome is counterintuitive, as it is generally assumed that reactions accelerate when more reactants can reach the catalyst more quickly, pointing instead to a more nuanced underlying principle governing nanoscale catalysis.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
  • Upcycling solid wastes This technique provides a versatile, scalable, and efficient strategy for upcycling solid wastes into high-performance materials for environmental and energy catalysis, as per the study.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
  • While a lot of progress is being made on the chemical catalysis front, as evidenced by research that came out of Berkeley’s Material Science Division last month, Sakimoto believes that nothing at this point beats biology.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Aug. 2017
  • The United States and its allies find themselves at China’s mercy for certain rare earths, including ones that are essential for motors, semiconductors, electroluminescent compounds, optoelectronics, and catalysis.
    — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The national lab has a wide array of laboratories working within it, including sites focused on research in advanced optical materials, fuel synthesis catalysis, hydrogen safety sensor testing, renewable fuels and lubricants and solar radiation.
    — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The pioneering visions of Richard Robson, Susumu Kitagawa and Omar Yaghi laid the foundations for a vibrant discipline that has grown to encompass everything from gas storage and catalysis to energy and environmental technologies.
    — Stavroula Alina Kampouri, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
  • This property is driven by a phenomenon known as plasmonics, where light interacting with a material generates collective oscillations of electrons, producing highly localized electromagnetic fields that can be exploited in technologies such as sensing, catalysis, and energy harvesting.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026

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