How Catalysts Work - A Nanoscale Phenomenon

By Manueal Casillas; NNCI Nano1

1. National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

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This activity helps students understand how catalysts work on the nanoscale. Catalyst are more efficient when on the nanoscale because of the large amount of surface area in comparison to volume. This is a great way to introduce or review reactants, catalysts, and adsorption, desorption, and diffusion. Use this demonstration after the Surface Area-to-Volume Ratio of Nanoparticles lab.

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Manueal Casillas

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NNIN RET program at the UC Santa Barbar Site NSF EEC 0601939 and NNIN NSF ECCS 03357565

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  • Manueal Casillas, NNCI Nano (2020), "How Catalysts Work - A Nanoscale Phenomenon," https://nanohub.org/resources/32033.

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  1. catalysts
  2. chemistry
  3. diffusion
  4. high school
  5. K-12
  6. middle school
  7. nanocatalysts
  8. nanoparticles
  9. NNCI Educational Materials
  10. physical science
  11. Physics
  12. reactions
  13. surface area and volume