phase transfer catalysis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

phase transfer catalysis

Related words

phase transfer catalyst
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