The Importance of Transition States in Adsorption/Desorption Kinetics

摘要

The equivalence of the transition state, from the point of view of desorption from surfaces and 'precursor state,' from the point of view of adsorption is discussed. Applying detailed balancing to the problem helps to clarify the effect of intermediate states on the adsorption/desorption kinetics. The difficulty in considering this simple chemical kinetic problem in terms of a rate limiting step is illustrated. (Author)