Ordinarily, a reaction in which
A
+
H2
gives
B.
For example,
The term may also be used for cleavage of bonds other than A, e.g.
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 86