verb
- present participle of chemosorb; to undergo or cause chemical adsorption, in which molecules bond to a surface through chemical forces rather than physical attraction
Usage: technical; chemistry
adjective
- relating to or characterized by chemisorption; describing a process or material involved in chemical adsorption
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- The catalyst works by chemosorbing reactant molecules onto its surface.
- Chemosorbing materials are essential in industrial gas separation processes.
- The metal oxide is chemosorbing carbon dioxide more effectively than the previous compound.
- Researchers studied the chemosorbing properties of the new polymer.
- Unlike physisorption, chemosorbing involves the formation of chemical bonds.