Title: chemisorption
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - chemisorption
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.C01048
Status: current

Definition
Adsorption which results from chemical bond formation (strong interaction) between the adsorbent and the adsorbate in a monolayer on the surface.

Related Terms
- Adsorption: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/A00155
- adsorbate: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/A00152
- adsorbent: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/A00153
- chemical bond: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/CT07009
- monolayer: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/M04015

Source
- PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. 'Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)' on page 2179 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199062112167)

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- json: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/C01048/json
- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/C01048/xml

Citation: Citation: 'chemisorption' 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.C01048
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