Title: heterogeneous photocatalysis
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - heterogeneous photocatalysis
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.14018
Status: current

Definition
Photocatalysis taking place at the interfacial boundary between two phases (solid/liquid, solid/gas, liquid/gas).

Source
- PAC, 2011, 83, 931. 'Glossary of terms used in photocatalysis and radiation catalysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)' on page 956 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-09-09-36)

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Citation: Citation: 'heterogeneous photocatalysis' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.14018
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