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Enum: CatalystTypeEnum

Types of catalysts

URI: valuesets:CatalystTypeEnum

Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description
HOMOGENEOUS None Catalyst in same phase as reactants
HETEROGENEOUS None Catalyst in different phase from reactants
ENZYME CHEBI:23357 Biological catalyst
ORGANOCATALYST None Small organic molecule catalyst
PHOTOCATALYST None Light-activated catalyst
PHASE_TRANSFER None Catalyst facilitating reaction between phases
ACID None Acid catalyst
BASE None Base catalyst
METAL None Metal catalyst
BIFUNCTIONAL None Catalyst with two active sites

Slots

Name Description
catalyst_type Types of catalysts

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: CatalystTypeEnum
description: Types of catalysts
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  HOMOGENEOUS:
    text: HOMOGENEOUS
    description: Catalyst in same phase as reactants
    annotations:
      phase:
        tag: phase
        value: same as reactants
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: acid, base, metal complexes
  HETEROGENEOUS:
    text: HETEROGENEOUS
    description: Catalyst in different phase from reactants
    annotations:
      phase:
        tag: phase
        value: different from reactants
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: Pt/Pd on carbon, zeolites
  ENZYME:
    text: ENZYME
    description: Biological catalyst
    meaning: CHEBI:23357
    annotations:
      type:
        tag: type
        value: protein
      specificity:
        tag: specificity
        value: high
    title: cofactor
  ORGANOCATALYST:
    text: ORGANOCATALYST
    description: Small organic molecule catalyst
    annotations:
      metal_free:
        tag: metal_free
        value: 'true'
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: proline, thiourea
  PHOTOCATALYST:
    text: PHOTOCATALYST
    description: Light-activated catalyst
    annotations:
      activation:
        tag: activation
        value: light
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: TiO2, Ru complexes
  PHASE_TRANSFER:
    text: PHASE_TRANSFER
    description: Catalyst facilitating reaction between phases
    annotations:
      function:
        tag: function
        value: transfers reactant between phases
  ACID:
    text: ACID
    description: Acid catalyst
    annotations:
      mechanism:
        tag: mechanism
        value: proton donation
  BASE:
    text: BASE
    description: Base catalyst
    annotations:
      mechanism:
        tag: mechanism
        value: proton abstraction
  METAL:
    text: METAL
    description: Metal catalyst
    annotations:
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: Pd, Pt, Ni, Ru
  BIFUNCTIONAL:
    text: BIFUNCTIONAL
    description: Catalyst with two active sites
    annotations:
      sites:
        tag: sites
        value: multiple