Preferred Label : physisorption;
Detailed label : physisorption (physical adsorption);
IUPAC definition : adsorption in which the forces involved are intermolecular forces (van der Waals forces)
of the same kind as those responsible for the imperfection of real gases and the condensation
vapours, and which do not involve a significant change in the electronic orbital patterns
of the species involved. The term van der Waals adsorption is synonymous with physical
adsorption, but its use is not recommended.;
Origin ID : P04667;
See also
adsorption in which the forces involved are intermolecular forces (van der Waals forces)
of the same kind as those responsible for the imperfection of real gases and the condensation
vapours, and which do not involve a significant change in the electronic orbital patterns
of the species involved. The term van der Waals adsorption is synonymous with physical
adsorption, but its use is not recommended.
