Paul Sabatier

My own ideas on the mechanism of catalytic phenomena were very different from those at one time commonly held, ideas which I no doubt owed to the influence of the illustrious teacher who had guided my first steps in chemistry nearly twenty years before - I refer, of course, to Berthelot.

French Clergyman

John E. Walker

These studies resulted eventually in a complete sequence analysis of the complex from several species, and in the atomic resolution structure of the F catalytic domain of the enzyme from bovine mitochondria, giving new insights into how ATP is made in the biological world.

English Scientist

Frances Arnold

The DNA-encoded catalytic machinery of the cell can rapidly learn to promote new chemical reactions when we provide new reagents and the appropriate incentive in the form of artificial selection.

American Scientist

Wilhelm Ostwald

Nowadays, however, we recognize that simultaneously with the typical case of a chemical reaction a typical case of catalytic effect had been studied which constitutes a limiting case.

German Scientist

Ed Begley, Jr.

California has always led the way on environmental protection and always reaped the benefits, pioneering everything from catalytic convertors on cars to stationary source reduction.

American Actor

Otto Heinrich Warburg

Catalytic oxidation in living substances rests upon change of valency in an iron compound which is the respiratory oxygen-transferring ferment.

Paul Allen

I'm trying to transmit the visions of creativity and build institutions that are incredibly catalytic to their fields.

American Businessman

Raheem DeVaughn

Footprints On The Moon' plans to inspire and incite positive and catalytic change.

American Musician

Often used in scientific contexts; may not be understood by everyone outside these fields.

Technical Use

Describe how it acts as a catalyst to show its importance in a reaction.

Specify Action

Catalytic means increasing efficiency without being consumed or fundamentally changed.

Not a Change

Commonly used metaphorically to describe something that triggers a change.

Metaphorical Use

Widely applicable outside the lab, e.g., in social, political, or economic contexts.

Beyond Chemistry

Implies a process is expedited or a delayed action is initiated.

Imply Speed

 in various trace gas emissions, fundamentally changing the air we all breathe. Many places have already responded with countermeasures. Most cars produced since the 1980′s are equipped with catalytic converters that reduce the emission of carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides.

What’s in the air you...

 were going to the moon net and we had other issues in 1970 right right there's fascinations and and unrest on college campuses and all of a sudden people started thinking about Earth's earth right 1972 the catalytic converter is introduced leaded gasses banned DDT

Going to the Moon… and...

 what I call the catalytic demand. That alone won't do it, because some of these big projects, like green hydrogen or green aviation fuel require billions in capital expense. But the demand signal from enlightened consumers is very important.

Bill Gates: The...

 subsidize walking the solution was the car and of course when the car then later on went on to provide more air pollution the solution again was an innovation namely the catalytic