THE ROLE OF PRECURSOR STATES IN CATALYSIS

Michael Bowker
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Michael Bowker: Dept. Chemistry, Univ. of Reading, Whiteknights Park, Reading RG6 2AD, UK

Surface Review and Letters (SRL), 1994, vol. 01, issue 04, 549-551

Abstract: It is proposed that weakly held precursor states of catalytically significant molecules can play a pivotal role in some types of catalytic reactions. The concept of the 'diffusion circle' is introduced which is experimentally manifested as a much higher cross-section for reaction between an incoming molecule from the gas phase and an adsorbed species than would be expected. This can yield kinetics which are of the Rideal-Eley type, although the reaction event itself is more properly described as Langmuir-Hinshelwood.

Date: 1994
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