Oxidative or reductive
chemisorption where '
reductive' and '
oxidative' refer to electron gain or loss on species in the solid. In simple cases it is non-dissociative, i.e. there is a mere transfer of charge between
adsorptive and
adsorbent in forming the
adsorbate.
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 76
