11. This would seem to contradict the notion that auto-catalytic reactions are, actually, quite rare in nature. 12. Room-temperature blackening for stainless steel occurs by auto-catalytic reaction of copper-selenide depositing on the stainless-steel surface. 13. K is also independent of the catalytic reaction itself, and therefore independent of the parameter g ." 14. Dr . Varma s research interests are in chemical and catalytic reaction engineering, and new energy sources. 15. Corning, which invented the ceramic substance used in catalytic converters, is exploring other forms of catalytic reactions . 16. In 1894 he gave the first modern definition of a catalyst and turned his attention to catalytic reactions . 17. This is usually necessary for designing catalytic reactions , and is considered a separate discipline, termed chemical reaction engineering. 18. The catalytic reaction is generally viewed as being irreversible, and must be closely monitored through extensive control mechanisms. 19. However, it has been shown that the substrate binding step ( transaldimination ) drives the catalytic reaction forward. 20. Oxygen ( O 2 ) levels in the exhaust stream were therefore generally insufficient for the catalytic reaction to occur efficiently.
