Acids are used as catalysts in industrial and organic chemistry; for example, sulfuric acid is used in very large quantities in the alkylation process to produce gasoline.
ˈæsɪdz ɑːɹ jˈuːzd æz kˈæɾɐlˌɪsts ɪn ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl ænd ɔːɹɡˈænɪk kˈɛmɪstɹi; fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl, sʌlfjˈʊɹɹɪk ˈæsɪd ɪz jˈuːzd ɪn vˈɛɹi lˈɑːɹdʒ kwˈɔntᵻɾiz ɪnðɪ ˌælkɪlˈeɪʃən pɹˈɑːsɛs tə pɹədˈuːs ɡˈæsəlˌiːn.