reduction potential

American  

noun

Physical Chemistry.

1. (in a galvanic cell) the potential of the electrode at which reduction occurs.

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Example Sentences

Through an initiative called MyHubb, Mr Major is now offering architects detailed reports that estimate the carbon reduction potential and payback period on retrofitted measures - such as heat pump-based heating systems or solar panels, for instance.

From BBC

By comparing these data with recorded greenhouse gas emissions from in-person office work, they calculated the actual carbon reduction potential of working from home.

From Scientific American

"We believe that working together on these aims can deliver benefits for both the development of new innovations as well as collaborating to find ways to unlock the net carbon emissions reduction potential of technology that is already in use today," he said.

From Reuters

This procedure is possible when various groups are present in the substrates, and it even works with 4-chloroanisole, an aryl chloride that has a reduction potential of −2.9 V versus SCE.

From Nature

Less than four years removed from the August 2016 flood that inundated swaths of the region and displaced whole communities, the dam’s latest rollout offers flood reduction potential for tens of thousands of homes and businesses.

From Washington Times