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To address the challenge the team developed a process based on a self-catalytic leaching mechanism.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
But there's also an opportunity to create a catalytic development that generates property tax revenue for the county and helps bring more activity to the neighboring MacArthur Square, Benton said.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Rick Robinson, the vice president and general manager of AARP’s AgeTech Collaborative™, which supports and accelerates startups at the cutting edge of artificial intelligence and caregiving, illustrates the catalytic potential clearly.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 5 Nov. 2025
With catalytic support, Nitricity proved its first plant viable and attracted mainstream capital.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
But there's also an opportunity to create a catalytic development that generates property tax revenue for the county and helps bring more activity to the neighboring MacArthur Square, Benton said.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Rick Robinson, the vice president and general manager of AARP’s AgeTech Collaborative™, which supports and accelerates startups at the cutting edge of artificial intelligence and caregiving, illustrates the catalytic potential clearly.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 5 Nov. 2025
With catalytic support, Nitricity proved its first plant viable and attracted mainstream capital.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Catalytic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catalytic. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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catalytic
adjective
cat·a·lyt·ic
ˌkat-ᵊl-ˈit-ik 
: causing, involving, or relating to catalysis
the catalytic action of an enzyme
Medical Definition
catalytic
adjective
cat·a·lyt·ic
ˌkat-ᵊl-ˈit-ik
: causing, involving, or relating to catalysis
a catalytic reaction
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