Catalysts

1. Industrial Advantages:

1.1. Reusable: After a reaction with a catalyst has taken place the catalyst will not have been used up meaning that you may use them again and again.

1.2. Sustainable: By using a catalyst in a reaction, this allows the reaction to work at a much lower temperature. This saves energy which can benefit in terms of sustainable development.

1.3. Saves Money: By using a catalyst this can save energy, save resources and save time. Since a catalyst speeds up a reaction this can benefit an industry because they won't have to operate for a long period of time to produce the same product.

2. Recycling Catalysts

2.1. A catalyst merely speeds up the rate of reaction by providing an alternate route with a lower activation energy barrier. Whilst doing so, it does not react with other reactant particles, meaning it will stay exactly the same without being used up.

3. A catalyst is a substance which has an effect on the rate of reaction but is remains unchanged at the end of the reaction.

3.1. Catalysts increase the rate of reaction by lowering the activation energy barrier. They lower the activation barrier by providing an alternative pathway

4. Different catalysts result in different reactions, thus, having the need to use different catalysts in order to speed up different reactions.

4.1. Different catalysts catalyse different reactions

5. Industrial Processes

5.1. Haber Process

5.1.1. The process of creating ammonia from Nitrogen and Hydrogen.

5.1.2. Uses Iron(Fe) as a catalyst to reach equilibrium of concentrations of reactants and products faster.

5.2. Contact Process

5.2.1. The process of creating Sulphuric Acid

5.2.2. Vanadium Oxide is used as a catalyst

5.3. Catalyctic Converter

5.3.1. Convert Carbon Monoxide into Carbon Dioxide: CO + O2 =CO2

5.3.2. NO2 = O2+1/2 N2