photoadsorption

also contains definition of: photodesorption
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04577
Irradiation by light (usually visible or ultraviolet) may affect adsorption. In a system containing adsorptive and adsorbent exposure to light may lead to increased adsorption (photoadsorption) or it may lead to desorption of an adsorbate (photodesorption).
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 77 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'photoadsorption' 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.P04577 RIS BibTex EndNote
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