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Useful sites | Clean speed ahead with catalysts

Chemguide (UK)

• The effect of catalysts on reaction rates
  A detailed description of how catalysts work; includes a link to information on collision theory.
  http://www.chemguide.co.uk/physical/basicrates/catalyst.html

• The manufacture of ethanol
  Describes the production of ethanol from ethene.
  http://www.chemguide.co.uk/physical/equilibria/ethanol.html

Greener Industry (Chemical Industry Education Centre, UK)

Demonstrates how the chemical industry is moving towards more sustainable methods. Includes information on catalysts, the Haber-Bosch process and production of nylon.
http://www.greener-industry.org/index.htm

Rader’s Chem4Kids.com (USA)

• Catalysts and inhibitors
  Provides a brief overview of catalysts.
  http://www.chem4kids.com/files/react_catalyst.html

• Enzymes
  Provides an overview of biological catalysts (enzymes).
  http://www.chem4kids.com/files/bio_enzymes.html

What are zeolites? (British Zeolite Association, UK)

Explains the structure of zeolites, their use in catalysis and environmental benefits of using them.
http://www.bza.org/zeolites.html

Key Centre for Polymer Colloids (University of Sydney, NSW, Australia)

• Hydration of ethene to ethanol
  Describes the production of ethanol from ethene using different catalysts.
  http://discovery.kcpc.usyd.edu.au//9.2.3/9.2.3_Hydration.html

• More about catalytic cracking
  Covers the zeolite catalysts used in catalytic cracking.
  http://discovery.kcpc.usyd.edu.au//9.2.1/9.2.1_CrackingCatalytic.html

How catalytic converters work (HowStuffWorks, USA)

Outlines the uses of and science behind catalytic converters in car exhausts.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/catalytic-converter2.htm