Chemisorption of Dihydrogen

In the catalytic activation of dihydrogen, chemisorption is the process of central importance. This has been a subject of investigation since the very beginning of catalytic research. This is understandable in the light of its importance in catalytic technology, and because dihydrogen chemisorption has appeared to be a particularly simple system which permitted rigorous theoretical and experimental treatments. Indeed, this system has been extensively used as an archetype for the formulation of theories of surface bonding in chemisorption.