A phase transfer catalyst or PTC in chemistry is a catalyst which facilitates the migration of a reactant in a heterogeneous system from one phase into another phase where reaction can take place. Ionic reactants are often soluble in an aqueous phase but insoluble in an organic phase unless the phase transfer catalyst is present. Phase transfer catalysis (also PTC) refers to the acceleration of the reaction by the phase transfer catalyst. Phase transfer catalysts for anion reactants are often
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Conflict is a catalyst for change Everything changes daily for a number of different reasons and one of them can be conflict. Conflict usually only brings us tragedy and sadness due to its process which changes a lot of different things. The result of conflict which is usually death is one obvious change it brings to us that change the peaceful life into a chaos. During the process of conflict‚ other changes will also be made. During conflicts‚ it is possible that our positions get changed. When
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Stable Money Makers - Alpaca Business Betty Parks‚ a 49 year old building code auditor‚ became frustrated as she watched her retirement investment in a 401K move in the wrong direction. Specifically‚ Betty lost approximately 50% of her investment in the 401K‚ she had planned to use for retirement. After three years of research‚ Betty decided to make an unconventional investment of $56‚000 in tangible assets‚ the Alpacas. Fortunately for her‚ she had two new alpaca babies at the end of the first
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IT COUNTRY STUDIED: NIGERIA INTRODUCTION Nigeria‚ officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria‚ is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory‚ Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west‚ Chad and Cameroon in the east‚ and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean. There are over 500 ethnic groups in Nigeria of which the three largest
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Oratorical Piece Theme: “Students as Catalysts for Peace” Friends‚ let me begin by quoting you a line lifted from Eleanor Roosevelt. “It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it.” This ladies and gentlemen challenges Juan De la Cruz‚ the majority common Filipino people. And what is more moiling to this are the sweet and sour additives and influences of the society. My friends‚ as we all know Philippines is somehow ignorant
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Kindness – “Catalyst for Change” “Being different is a good thing‚ it means you are special‚” was the phrase I use to hear a lot from my parents growing up. Being one of the few Filipinos among a predominantly white community‚ especially in school‚ it was only a matter of time before I was being confronted with a question about my race. I became conscious about how others identified me. I became aware of my own actions when interacting with others of a different race. I learned that I have to
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08The Right to Vote Throughout history‚ humans are given many rights‚ for instance‚ the freedom of speech‚ religion‚ and many more. But one that stuck out to me lately and recently took an influence on my life was the right to vote. I did indeed vote because this past election was a historic election and also because later on down the road‚ I didn’t want to be the one complaining about something that I could have changed or helped by voting. Ever since the United States became independent‚ people
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of the American Academy of Political and Social Science‚ Vol. 483‚ Religion andthe State: The Struggle for Legitimacy and Power (Jan.‚ 1986)‚ pp. 50-60Published by: Sage Publications‚ Inc. in association with the American Academy of Political and SocialScienceStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1045539 .Accessed: 02/10/2013 11:21Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at .http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp .JSTOR
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Way of Sharing Power in the United States Government and in the Yemeni Government After their unification‚ both the United States and the Republic of Yemen have practiced democracy‚ but the way they share the power in their government is really different. Both of the country wrote their own constitution in which the power and responsibilities of the government are mentioned. The power sharing system in the government‚ the individual freedom of people‚ and the way the government power influences the
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the discontent between the two opposing forces‚ Americans and British‚ had been developing for years before the first shots ever had gone off to start the revolution. The reasoning for the tension between the two is traced back to one of the main catalysts being the Stamp Act that was imposed on New England colonies‚ then to one of the last being The Boston Tea Party that ended with British war ships being sent to Boston with attempts to keep in under control. In the beginning‚ New England were
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