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1. Early concepts of catalysis developed in the 1830s-1840s from the work of scientists like Berzelius, Mitscherlich, and Liebig. 2. Berzelius is credited with introducing the concept of catalysis in 1835, though Mitscherlich described similar concepts in 1834 using the term "contact catalysis". 3. Theories to explain catalysis in the 19th century included chemical, vibrational, and physical mechanisms. It was recognized that a catalyst
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- Hector Martinez Hernandez
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