What does ASA stand for?

active surface area

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Microscopic particles, including soot and aluminum oxide particles emitted by rocket engines, provide chemically active surface areas that increase the rate such radicals "leak" from their reservoirs and contribute to ozone destruction, said Toohey.

United States: Rocket launches may need regulation to prevent ozone ...

Most commonly, definitions can be found that specify Pt utilization as the ratio of the electrochemically active surface area to the total surface area of Pt particles.

Effectiveness factor of Pt utilization in cathode catalyst layer of ...

Fractal technology allows the production of a large active surface area on a relatively small geometric region.

BIOTRONIK Announces Release of RETROX Active Fixation Lead

The fractal surface structure, which increases the active surface area of the tip, achieves very low acute and chronic pacing thresholds while providing highly reliable sensing due to low polarization artifact.

BIOTRONIK announces submission of Synox fractal leads