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catalyst is a chemical substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process.
催化剂是一种化学物质，可以提高化学反应的速度，而自身在过程中不被消耗。
The enzyme, acting as a biological
catalyst, speeds up the breakdown of food molecules.
酶作为一种生物催化剂，加速了食物分子的分解。
Catalysts are often used in industrial processes to make them more efficient and environmentally friendly.
催化剂常用于工业过程中，以提高效率并减少对环境的影响。
The presence of a
catalyst on the surface of the
catalyst bed facilitates the reaction.
催化剂床表面的存在有助于反应的进行。
Scientists are researching new
catalyst materials for use in fuel cells, hoping to improve their efficiency.
科学家正在研究新的催化剂材料，以提升燃料电池的效率。
Catalysts can lower the activation energy required for a reaction to occur, making it easier for the reaction to take place.
催化剂能降低反应所需的活化能，使反应更容易发生。
In a catalytic converter, pollutants are converted into less harmful substances with the help of a
catalyst.
在催化转换器中，污染物在催化剂的帮助下转化为危害较小的物质。
The
catalyst played a pivotal role in the successful synthesis of the new compound.
催化剂在这个新化合物的成功合成中起到了关键作用。
Catalysts are typically chosen based on their ability to selectively promote specific reactions.
选择催化剂通常取决于其能特异性地促进特定反应的能力。
A homogeneous
catalyst, like hydrogen peroxide, reacts uniformly with the reactants in a solution.
均相催化剂，如过氧化氢，会在溶液中均匀地与反应物反应。
“The concerted effort serves as a catalyst for enterprises, propelling us toward a prosperous commencement of production and sales,” said a person in charge at Manhing Food.
Manhing Food的一位负责人表示：“共同努力为企业提供了催化剂，推动我们朝着繁荣的生产和销售开始迈进。”。
Since its establishment in China in 1972, Olympus has considered this market an indispensable component and a catalyst for growth in the company's global strategic blueprint.
自1972年在中国成立以来，奥林巴斯一直认为这个市场是公司全球战略蓝图中不可或缺的组成部分和增长的催化剂。
Clariant announced in April the opening of its new CATOFIN catalyst production site in Jiaxing, East China's Zhejiang province, adding to its nearby catalyst plant in Jinshan district and catalyst research and development center in Minhang district of Shanghai to further facilitate the company's expanding footprint in China.
科莱恩于4月宣布在中国东部浙江省嘉兴市开设新的CATOFIN催化剂生产基地，并在金山区增加了附近的催化剂工厂和上海闵行区的催化剂研发中心，以进一步促进公司在中国的扩张。
CATOFIN is a catalyst for propane dehydrogenation that is used in the production of olefins such as propylene.
CATOFIN是一种用于丙烷脱氢的催化剂，用于生产烯烃如丙烯。
Lenovo said breakthroughs in large language models and AI-generated content mark a major leap in AI development and application and serve as a catalyst and accelerator that are boosting the adoption of AI.
联想表示，大型语言模型和人工智能生成内容的突破标志着人工智能开发和应用的重大飞跃，是推动人工智能应用的催化剂和加速器。
Clariant announced on Wednesday the opening of its new CATOFIN catalyst production site in Jiaxing, East China's Zhejiang province, adding to its nearby catalyst plants in Jinshan and catalyst research and development center in Shanghai to further facilitate the company's expanding footprint in China.
科莱恩周三宣布，将在中国东部浙江省嘉兴市开设新的CATOFIN催化剂生产基地，并增加附近金山的催化剂工厂和上海的催化剂研发中心，以进一步促进公司在中国的扩张。
Clariant announced on Wednesday the opening of its new CATOFIN catalyst production site in Jiaxing, East China's Zhejiang province, adding on to the nearby catalyst plants in Jinshan and catalyst R&D center in Shanghai to further facilitate the company's expanding footprint in China.
科莱恩周三宣布，将在中国东部浙江省嘉兴市开设新的CATOFIN催化剂生产基地，并增加附近金山的催化剂工厂和上海的催化剂研发中心，以进一步促进公司在中国的扩张。
CATOFIN is a catalyst for propane dehydrogenation (PDH) that is used in the production of olefins such as propylene.
CATOFIN是丙烷脱氢（PDH）的催化剂，用于生产烯烃如丙烯。
"The successful completion of the plant offers more production capacity for the high-value catalyst in a market that's seeing rapidly increasing demand.
“该工厂的成功建成为需求迅速增长的市场提供了更高价值催化剂的生产能力。
The company sees biotech as a catalyst for China's sustainable transformation and it will continue to expand investments in the country.
该公司将生物技术视为中国可持续转型的催化剂，并将继续扩大在中国的投资。
BYD's move has attracted much media coverage in Japan, with some seeing the company's potential as a catalyst to electrify the mass market.
比亚迪此举在日本吸引了大量媒体报道，一些人认为该公司有潜力成为大众市场电动化的催化剂。
But McDonald remains optimistic, saying the pandemic has been a catalyst in shifting consumer preference and an accelerant to change.
但麦当劳仍持乐观态度，称疫情是消费者偏好转变的催化剂，也是变革的加速器。
""The products and services we announced today are the key catalyst that will ignite the VR revolution by setting a new standard for what quality VR should be," he added.
他补充道：“我们今天宣布的产品和服务是引发VR革命的关键催化剂，它们将为高质量VR设定新的标准。”
The company has recently announced a new catalyst production site in China's Zhejiang province, an investment that will further strengthen its position in China and enhance its ability to meet the demand of China's thriving petrochemicals industry.
公司最近宣布在中国浙江省建立一个新的催化剂生产工厂，这一投资将进一步巩固其在中国的市场地位，并提升其满足中国蓬勃发展的石化行业需求的能力。
"The CIIE happens to be a catalyst more than others to stimulate the dual-circulation development for the company and the industry, therefore benefiting more patients," Zhang said.
“进博会对于公司和行业来说，是一个激发双循环发展的重要催化剂，从而惠及更多患者，”张说。
The COVID-19 pandemic's effect is that of a catalyst for accelerating investment in automation.
COVID-19 大流行的影响可以被视为加速自动化投资的催化剂。
"COVID-19 is the single greatest catalyst for change in the industry in a generation, forcing our customers to reassess their priorities, but the global lockdown itself has not started any new trends on its own," said Sami Atiya, president of ABB's robotics and discrete automation business.
Clariant has announced it will construct a new catalyst production facility at the Dushan Port Economic Development Zone in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province.
Once completed, it will be Clariant's third catalyst production plant in China.
In the future, Clariant may expand manufacturing capabilities at the Jiaxing site to offer further catalyst technologies relevant to China's chemical industry, it said.
The company said the Jiaxing plant is a key part of its China strategy－and investment in the catalyst business will also strengthen Clariant's ability to support China's petrochemical industry, especially the PDH segment.
Clariant plans to construct a new catalyst production site in China, an investment that will further strengthen the Swiss chemicals company's position in China and enhance its ability to meet the demand of China's thriving petrochemicals industry.
In the future, Clariant may expand manufacturing capabilities at the site to offer further catalyst technologies relevant to China's chemical industry, it said.
Once completed, it will be Clariant's third catalyst production plant in China, together with the joint venture facility with the North Huajin Group in Panjin and a fully-owned Clariant facility in Jinshan, Shanghai.
Coca-Cola's Asia-Pacific research and development center in Shanghai has in the last two years been a major catalyst in providing tailor-made products for Chinese consumers, including Authentic Tea House, grain based or plant protein beverages, ChunYue Fiber Water, Coke Plus, Sprite Plus, Schweppes Plus C, and Sprite Zero.
He also said the construction of the international terminal came at the right time for Nigeria, as the federal government responded to a global trend in which aviation became a catalyst for economic growth as a result of massive and speedy movement of persons, goods, and services in a safe and secure manner.
"We don't see any real structural issue with Amazon but nearly every line in the business is decelerating a tad and we typically see another deceleration in retail in 4Q, hence are struggling to identify a catalyst," Barclays analyst Ross Sandler said.
"More than 100 companies from Israel took part in the conference this year," said Edouard Cukierman, managing partner of Catalyst Fund, a leading Israeli private equity fund that co-launched the conference with Cukierman& Co Investment House about 20 years ago.
The device has been chosen as one of the most exciting technology and science ventures that entered Imperial’s Venture Catalyst Challenge, an initiative that supports deep science and early-stage tech startups founded by Imperial’s students.
Another catalyst to the company is the inclusion of MSCI Global Small Cap Indexes, and FTSE Bursa Malaysia Mid 70 Index last month.
After announcing the operation of a world-class chemical catalyst manufacturing plant in Shanghai late last month, BASF kicked off production of its 140 million euros automotive coatings facility, another factory in Shanghai.
The new catalyst manufacturing plant launched Nov 30 is BASF’s first chemical catalyst manufacturing facility in the Asia-Pacific region.
"In combination with the BASF Innovation Campus Asia Pacific in Shanghai, we can now offer our customers regional specific development and production of the latest catalyst technologies.
A strong economy is a catalyst for demand.
So, the company is planning to add a brand new MTO catalyst manufacturing capacity by this year-end.
"It's an exciting time because the world around us is changing, with the digital space being a catalyst transforming all areas of a consumer's purchasing experience.
A researcher works on catalyst for coal-to-liquids technology at a research institute in Beijing.
Besides having identified breakfast offerings and dessert kiosks as a growth catalyst in fast-paced cities like Beijing and Shanghai, the two fast food giants also have their sights trained on China's hinterlands which they believe are pivotal to future growth.
The railway has been a catalyst for transformation in Kenya, helping to localize its workforce by hiring a growing number of young professionals in key sections like locomotives, track, signal and management.
The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has put forward the goal of establishing a modern industrial system, with technological innovation identified as the primary catalyst for its achievement.
Noting that reform and development are best achieved through openness, Chi said that high-standard opening-up should serve as a major catalyst for deepening reform.
"As the EU is a strong advocate of open economies and a staunch supporter of green development, fair and equitable international competition should act as a catalyst for its green development and transformation," he said.
Technology is acting as a catalyst for transformations in industrial production.
"The Chinese economy is not only a catalyst for faster growth of the world economy, but also a catalyst for promoting cooperation, promoting trade and opposing protectionism," Philippine Star columnist Li Tianrong commented.
Yang Tao, head of the Ministry of Commerce's Comprehensive Affairs Department, said that apart from helping build game-changing infrastructure projects such as railways, hospitals, power plants and bulk and container ports in countries requiring assistance, China's ODI has been a catalyst for growth in diverse sectors internationally.
On the one hand, a green transition would act as a catalyst for continuous optimization and upgrade of the country's industrial structure.
In addition, as 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative, the initiative can serve as a catalyst for the implementation of reform programs in Central Asian countries, playing a crucial role in improving the wellbeing of their populations and boosting economic growth.
As a trade catalyst between China and CEECs, the third China-CEEC Expo & International Consumer Goods Fair attracted more than 3,000 exhibitors, including over 400 exhibitors from CEECs and other European countries.
The establishment of the new transit port in Vladivostok will also serve as a catalyst for attracting investment and business opportunities to Northeast China in the next stage, said Bai Ming, deputy director of international market research at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation in Beijing.
Bai Ming, deputy director of international market research at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation in Beijing, said: "China's expansion of opening-up is a crucial catalyst for its trading partners.
According to Peto, the 4.5 percent growth of China will act as a catalyst for the economic development of many nations in Europe.
"Opening-up, as a basic State policy, is a catalyst for reform and development, and a key driver of economic progress in China.
The RCEP is a catalyst for long-term and sustainable trade growth, and the trade pact is a magnet to attract more foreign direct investments to his country, he told Xinhua.
PLATFORM FOR COOPERATIONFrom US conglomerate Honeywell that plans to display more than 60 innovative products at the new expo, to Türkiye's edible oil company Savola Foods, the Norwegian Seafood Council, and many other enterprises eager to introduce specialties from their own countries, the exhibitors' enthusiasm is a testimony that the expo has become a show window for quality goods, a catalyst for innovation and an incubator of new partnerships.
"This regional mega-trade pact has served as a catalyst for regional and global economic growth and undoubtedly, all participating countries will benefit from it at different levels," he told Xinhua.
Sanchez said that food insecurity was a catalyst for social instability and often armed conflicts, adding that effort is needed to restore food production and trade systems, and achieve food security for the most vulnerable.
"This mega-regional trade pact has served as a catalyst for regional and global economic growth and undoubtedly, and all participating countries will benefit from it at different levels," senior economist Ky Sereyvath, director-general of the Institute of China Studies at the Royal Academy of Cambodia, told Xinhua.
The enthusiasm of hundreds of millions of spectators acted as a catalyst in creating new fashion trends in China's fast-moving consumer market and in kindling new interest among investors in the country's capital markets.
The enthusiasm of hundreds of millions of spectators has acted as a catalyst in creating new fashion trends in China's speedy consumer market and in kindling new interests among investors in the country's capital market.
Mondelez's story, like those of many other CIIE exhibitors', best manifests the ideal of the CIIE to become a catalyst to "turn exhibits into merchandise and exhibitors into investors".
Its offline-and-online feature this time, they said, signifies its growing significance and expanding reach, besides showcasing its potential to evolve from a trade-only platform for goods to a facilitator of trade in services and technologies, a key contributor to the deepening of reform and opening-up, and a catalyst for regional development.
Andrew Weir, chairman of the Pacific Basin Economic Council, told the forum that "COVID has acted as a catalyst" for change in terms of digital transformation.
Livestreaming served as a catalyst, with influencers sitting in front of cameras and promoting products via their social media channels.
Muhammad Faruk Khan, chairman of Bangladesh's Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, told Xinhua in a recent interview that the development concepts have benefited both the Chinese people and the rest of the world, serving as "the catalyst for the development of many countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America.
PHNOM PENH -- The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement promotes a multilateral trading system and serves as a catalyst for the region's growth in the post-pandemic era, Cambodian Ministry of Commerce said in a statement on Sunday.
"The RCEP agreement will be also an important catalyst in contributing to economic growth, improving the livelihoods of people in the region, and helping to restore regional economic development after the COVID-19 Pandemic," it added.
In 2020, Danish exports of meat products have more than doubled and provided the catalyst for the largest-ever representation of Danish food companies at the CIIE this year, attracted by the inviting prospects of more export opportunities in the Chinese market.
The Nov 11 event is not only an occasion to review the dividend of the digital economy thus far, but also a catalyst fueling the longer-term growth of the economy," said Fu Weigang, a researcher at the Shanghai Institute of Finance and Law.
The top ten innovative technologies for Zero Carbon China were also released at the event, including the Mingyang Smart Energy MySE18MW offshore wind turbine, automatic carbon electrode hydrolyzing technology for hydrogen production from wind, light and electric sources, and the hydrogen energy carbon nanotube catalyst and membrane electrode industrialization technology.
China is one of the countries that has placed the greatest emphasis on the role of tourism as a catalyst for rural development and has developed specific policies for this purpose.
A document, jointly issued in 2020 by the China Association for Science and Technology and the China Film Administration, emphasized the significance of sci-fi movies as a catalyst for the high-quality development of Chinese films.
"However, it has also become a catalyst for businesses worldwide to significantly accelerate the supply of services through digital networks.
Industry experts said the pandemic has been a critical catalyst in changing people's working habits and bolstering the digital transformation of enterprises.
The main catalyst for the surge in prices is inventory levels, which stand at their lowest in 20 years, the ICE Exchange said.
COVID-19 has been a catalyst for e-commerce growth worldwide.
Calling the alliance "a wonderful initiative", Sanjay Sharma, ArcelorMittal's vice-president and CEO for China said: "It is an initiative, which is to bring all the global peers across the value chain, upstream, midstream and downstream, to look at which technology is most efficient, which are the new technologies to be supported more and how previous policies can be the catalyst to make this technology scale up and implement faster.
桑杰·夏尔马，安赛乐米塔尔中国区副总裁兼首席执行官，称该联盟是“一项极好的倡议”。他指出：“这项倡议旨在汇聚全球价值链上、中、下游的所有同行，共同探讨何种技术最为高效，哪些新兴技术应得到更多支持，以及如何利用既有的政策作为催化剂，以加快此类技术的规模化应用与实施。”
Profits of raw material manufacturing grew by 111 percent year-on-year in May, acting as a catalyst for overall industrial profits.
5月份，原材料制造业利润同比增长111%，成为推动整体工业利润增长的催化剂。
The logistics sector is currently at a turning point of digitalization and intellectualization due to the rapid development of the industry, with the COVID-19 epidemic acting as a catalyst, said Xu Guoyi, office director of the Shanghai Combined Port Management Committee.
徐国毅，上海组合港管理委员会办公室主任表示，当前物流行业正处于数字化、智能化快速发展的关键节点，而新冠疫情则起到了加速剂的作用。
Chen Baiping, managing director and partner of Boston Consulting Group, said the pandemic has become a catalyst for digitalization of the entire healthcare industry as well as pharmaceutical companies.
波士顿咨询公司董事总经理兼合伙人陈白平表示，疫情已成为推动整个医疗行业以及制药企业数字化的催化剂。
Chen Baiping, managing director and partner of BCG, said the pandemic has become a catalyst for the digital development of the entire healthcare industry.
波士顿咨询公司（BCG）的董事总经理及合伙人陈百平表示，疫情已成为整个医疗行业数字化发展的催化剂。
There's clearly demand from both sides, and we just need to create a bit of catalyst.
Another supportive catalyst is bond buybacks by the companies themselves, which signal abundant liquidity and a faith in the market's fundamentals.
The 2nd China International Import Expo, to be held in Shanghai later this year, will serve as another catalyst for new retail experiences.
A catalyst for other businessesThe rising popularity of pet raising has also promoted other forms of businesses.
Although not a diehard sports fan himself in his childhood, systematic learning about sports seemed to be the catalyst for Zhang to make his journey into the business.
Compared with other open source companies, he said Red Hat — being fully open source — serves as a catalyst for IT innovation in China and as a bridge for internal and external communication.
The event has been developed into an influential platform for AI cooperation and exchange, as well as a catalyst for the city's AI industry.
Through this integration, NEVs will act as a catalyst for China's new economy, propelling trillion-dollar industries like energy storage, hydrogen, intelligence and full transportation electrification with huge development potential.
While Japan's EV market share remained paltry, BYD's move has attracted much media coverage in the country, with some seeing the company's potential as a catalyst to electrify the mass market.
Jeff Deaton, managing director of Envision AESC in the US, said the planned new battery plant in South Carolina and the supporting ecosystem will provide a catalyst for further investment in the local supply chain and whole life cycle opportunities of batteries, renewable energy systems and digital solutions to support the US' decarbonization, growth and renewal agenda.
Consulting firm McKinsey suggests that carmakers and dealers should speed up digitalization as automotive retail is changing, with the pandemic as a catalyst.
The three-way catalyst converter, an exhaust emission control device, in those vehicles, was found to be inconsistent with the vehicle information filed to Chinese environmental authorities by Mercedes-Benz (China) Automotive Sales Co.
The model "introduces Proton to a new market segment and is the key catalyst for the total rejuvenation of the brand," said Proton in a statement.
The University of Science and Technology of China revealed that a new type of catalyst has been developed to prevent hydrogen fuel cells from failure, which could play a major role in boosting the hydrogen fuel cell automobile industry.
It said the newly-developed catalyst can protect hydrogen fuel cells from being poisoned by carbon monoxide, extend the battery life and allow the battery to work in cold temperatures.
The goal for Lu and his team is to develop a cheap, active and selective catalyst for the oxidation of carbon monoxide, which can protect fuel cells and offer a means for plants to produce high-purity hydrogen, Anhui Daily reported.
And Volkswagen is determined to use these milestones on the way to zero emissions as a catalyst for market-fueled innovation for our customers.
Third generation - the first TouringWith BMW introducing catalyst technology in 1984, the third generation of the BMW 5 Series was fitted exclusively with this high standard of emission management.
"Local innovation clusters are critical to the vibrancy of national innovation ecosystems, so identifying them will help us understand where and how innovation is happening, and promote innovative activity as a powerful catalyst for jobs, investments, and growth," said Daren Tang, director-general of the WIPO.
IDC said COVID-19 is the catalyst for enterprises shifting their focus to digitalization, as 96 percent of organizations or companies around the world have begun to implement or consider "digital-first" strategies, and about 92 percent of Chinese enterprises are doing so.
IDC指出，COVID-19是促使企业转向数字化的催化剂。全球范围内，已有96%的组织或企业开始实施或考虑“数字优先”战略，而在中国，这一比例约为92%。