Preferred Label : active site;
Detailed label : active site in heterogeneous catalysis;
IUPAC definition : The term is often applied to those sites for adsorption which are the effective sites
for a particular heterogeneous catalytic reaction. The terms active site and active
centre are often used as synonyms, but active centre may also be used to describe
an ensemble of sites at which a catalytic reaction takes place.;
Origin ID : A00108;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- See also
The term is often applied to those sites for adsorption which are the effective sites
for a particular heterogeneous catalytic reaction. The terms active site and active
centre are often used as synonyms, but active centre may also be used to describe
an ensemble of sites at which a catalytic reaction takes place.
