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superacid
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superacid [¦sü·pər′as·əd]
(chemistry)
An acidic medium that has a proton-donating ability equal to or greater than 100% sulfuric acid.
A solution of acetic or phosphoric acid.


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in 1962, Olah discovered that powerful superacids, trillions of times stronger than pure sulfuric acid, could capture fast-disappearing "carbocations" and stabilize them for hours.
Growing concerns about large-scale use of sulfuric and hydrofluoric acid as a catalyst in alkylation units are further encouraging the development and commercialization of new catalytic processes that use superacids or solid-state alkylation.
THE ROLE OF SUPERACIDS IN CATALYTIC CRACKING OF OLEIC ACID Tracy J Benson*, Rafael Hernandez, W Todd French, Mark G White, Earl G Alley, and William E Holmes, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762 Although the growing demand for renewable fuels has led to an increase in annual production of biodiesel from 0.
 
 
 
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