Definition of Chemisorption

1. Noun. Adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of chemical instead of physical forces. "Chemisorption of gaseous nitrogen on iron catalysts"

Exact synonyms: Chemosorption
Generic synonyms: Adsorption, Surface Assimilation
Derivative terms: Chemisorb, Chemisorb

Definition of Chemisorption

1. Noun. (chemistry) the process in which a substance is adsorbed on the surface of another by means of chemical rather than physical bonding ¹

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Definition of Chemisorption

1. [n -S]

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Literary usage of Chemisorption

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"chemisorption of carbon monoxide was carried out to determine whether the area ... The determination of the degree of chemisorption was carried out in the ..."

2. Modelling in Aquatic Chemistry by Ingmar Grenthe, Ignasi Puigdomenech, Bert Allard (1997)
"chemisorption of water: Formation of variable charged surfaces Figure VII. ... chemisorption from solution results in surface aquo complexes that undergo ..."

3. Fission Gas Behaviour in Water Reactor Fuels: Seminar Proceedings, Cadarache by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2002)
"For instance, the fitted value of the activation energy for ka (eg -180 kJ mol'1) is typical of that expected for a chemisorption process for H2O [10]; ..."

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