phase transfer catalysis

noun

Definitions

  1. A process in which the rate of a reaction in a heterogeneous two-phase system is enhanced…

    A process in which the rate of a reaction in a heterogeneous two-phase system is enhanced by the addition of a substance that transfers one of the reactants across the interface between the two phases.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for phase transfer catalysis. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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