Surface chemistry Lecture-3
Physisorption and Chemisorption
Molecules may be physisorbed or chemisorbed on surfaces
Extent of physisorption is related to intermolecular forces
Potential energy curve
Adsorption
Adsorption finds many uses
Gas masks
High vacuum
Control humidity
Removing colouring matter
Froth flotation
Inert gas separation
Chromatography
Adsorption indicators
Catalysis
Catalysis has a long history
Catalysis definations vary
A substance that increases the rate of a reaction without modifying the overall standard gibbs energy change in the reaction - the process is called catalysis (IUPAC Gold Book)
A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change (Oxford English Dictionary)
A person or thing that precipitates an event (Oxford English Dictionary)
Chemistry nobel prizes in catalysis
Major products of chemical industry use heterogeneous catalysis
Metals, Oxides, Sulphides, and acids are common catalysts
Metals, oxides, sulphides, and acids are common catalysts
Catalysts may be present in the same phase as reactants
Catalysts and reactants may be in different phases
Exothermic reaction
Catalyzed and Uncatalyzed
Catalyzed and uncatalyzed
Catalyzed reactions have smaller activation energies
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