English Explanatory Dictionary

Wacker process

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The oxidation of ethylene to acetaldehyde in the presence of palladium(II) chloride as the catalyst.

Word forms

Wacker process

Etymology

Developed by the company Wacker Chemie, owned by the Wacker family.

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