a reducing agent which as it is oxidized is capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance
Examples of 'reductant' in a sentence
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Both charcoal and petroleum coke were used as the reductant.
Dawei Yu, Dogan Paktunc 2018, 'Calcium Chloride-Assisted Segregation Reduction of Chromite: Influence of ReductantType and the Mechanism', Mineralshttp://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/8/2/45. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The reduction in antibody activity due to an oxidant was partially repaired by a reductant.
Jianan Zhao, Naijin Xu, Hui Liu 2018, 'Quantitative Assessment of the Effects of Reducing Agents on Biological Macromoleculesand on the Possible Repair of Oxidative Damage', BioMed Research Internationalhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5704016. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Liquid paraffin was used as solvent and reductant.
S. Saeednia, P. Iranmanesh, M. Hatefi Ardakani, S. Sinaei 2015, 'Synthesis of Cuprous Oxide by Thermal Treatment in Liquid Paraffin', Journal of Nanostructureshttp://jns.kashanu.ac.ir/article_11552_76f10fc480acab89a91aadbde9452c9f.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Gold nanoparticles were prepared by a modified deposition-precipitation method using urea and a chemical reductant.
Matteo Compagnoni, Alberto Villa, Elnaz Bahdori, David J. Morgan, Laura Prati, NikolaosDimitratos, Ilenia Rossetti, Gianguido Ramis 2018, 'Surface Probing by Spectroscopy on Titania-Supported Gold Nanoparticles for a PhotoreductiveApplication', Catalystshttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/8/12/623. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, alternative electron pathways are significant for efficient reductant dissipation in mitochondria during ammonium nutrition.
Anna Podgórska, Monika Ostaszewska-Bugajska, Klaudia Borysiuk, Agata Tarnowska, MonikaJakubiak, Maria Burian, Allan G. Rasmusson, Bożena Szal 2018, 'Suppression of External NADPH Dehydrogenase—NDB1 in Arabidopsis thaliana Confers ImprovedTolerance to Ammonium Toxicity via Efficient Glutathione/Redox Metabolism', International Journal of Molecular Scienceshttp://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/19/5/1412. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Gaseous hydrogen and argon were used as reductant and carrier gas, respectively.
Armando Peña, Julio Puerta, Aimé Guerrero, Edgar Cañizales, Joaquín L. Brito 2012, 'Catalytic Chemical Vapor Deposition Synthesis of Carbon Aerogels of High-Surface Areaand Porosity', Journal of Nanotechnologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/708626. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The papaya leaf extract served both as a reductant and a stabilizer.
Srinivasarao Sunkari, Bhagavanth Reddy Gangapuram, Ramakrishna Dadigala, RajkumarBandi, Madhusudhan Alle, Veerabhadram Guttena 2017, 'Microwave-irradiated green synthesis of gold nanoparticles for catalytic and anti-bacterialactivity', Journal of Analytical Science and Technologyhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40543-017-0121-1. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Death was due to cidal thiol-specific oxidizing stress and prevented by a disulfide reductant.
Kan Lin, Kathryn M O'Brien, Carolina Trujillo, Ruojun Wang, Joshua B Wallach, DirkSchnappinger, Sabine Ehrt 2016, 'Mycobacterium tuberculosis Thioredoxin Reductase Is Essential for Thiol Redox Homeostasisbut Plays a Minor Role in Antioxidant Defense.', PLoS Pathogenshttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4889078?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Nickel was preferentially reduced in the reduction process, while iron was partially reduceddue to the lack of reductant.
Ju P., Ryom K., Hong K. 2018, 'Separation of iron-nickel alloy nugget from limonitic laterite ore using self-reduction',Journal of Mining and Metallurgy. Section B: Metallurgyhttp://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-5339/2018/1450-53391800028J.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Vivianite acts as a reductant and reduces hematite to magnetite and masks the goethite–hematite transition during heating.
P. S. Minyuk, T. V. Subbotnikova, L. L. Brown, K. J. Murdock 2013, 'High-temperature thermomagnetic properties of vivianite nodules, Lake El'gygytgyn,Northeast Russia', Climate of the Pasthttp://www.clim-past.net/9/433/2013/cp-9-433-2013.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)