What are the Analogies between Vaccination and Catalyst Activation?
1. Priming the System: Vaccines prime the immune system to recognize and combat pathogens. Similarly, catalysts can be "primed" through pre-treatment methods such as calcination, reduction, or functionalization to increase their reactivity and longevity. 2. Boosting Efficiency: Vaccines can boost immune response efficiency. In catalysis, additives or promoters are used to enhance the performance of catalysts, making reactions faster and more selective. 3. Memory Effect: Some catalysts exhibit a memory effect, where their performance is influenced by past reactions, akin to how the immune system remembers past infections.
