Sabatier Principle
Optimal binding: not too strong
(poison the surface) nor too weak
(no adsorption).
TOF = turnovers per second
TON = total turnovers before death
Rate ≈ A·e^(−Ea/kT)
Ea = activation energy
BEP relation: Ea ∝ ΔH_rxn
(Brønsted-Evans-Polanyi)
Optimal binding: not too strong
(poison the surface) nor too weak
(no adsorption).
TOF = turnovers per second
TON = total turnovers before death
Rate ≈ A·e^(−Ea/kT)
Ea = activation energy
BEP relation: Ea ∝ ΔH_rxn
(Brønsted-Evans-Polanyi)