dissociative surface reaction

antonym: associative surface reaction
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Dissociative surface reaction and its reverse, associative surface reaction, are defined by: \[2^{\rm{*}}+\rm{C}_{2}\rm{H}_{5}^{\rm{*}}\rightleftharpoons \rm{H}^{\rm{*}}+\,^{\rm{*}}{\rm{CH}_{2}\rm{CH}_{2}}^{\rm{*}}\] where * represents a surface site.
Source:
PAC, 1976, 46, 71. (Manual of Symbols and Terminology for Physicochemical Quantities and Units - Appendix II. Definitions, Terminology and Symbols in Colloid and Surface Chemistry. Part II: Heterogeneous Catalysis) on page 84 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'dissociative surface reaction' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.D01805 RIS BibTex EndNote
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