abstraction process 

in catalysis
Also contains definition of: extraction process in catalysis
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00046
In abstraction and extraction processes, an adsorptive or adsorbate species extracts an adsorbed atom or a lattice atom respectively. Abstraction process:
Extraction process:
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 85 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'abstraction process' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00046 RIS BibTex EndNote
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