dissociative surface reaction

Also contains definition of: associative surface reaction

Dissociative surface reaction and its reverse, associative surface reaction, are defined by:
2 * + C 2 H 5 * ⇌ H * + CH 2 CH 2 * *
where * represents a surface site.
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 84