er | diffusion ucture of the chapter.rmining step To see the interaction of these processes, let us consider the gas reaction A= Bon the surface of a solid catalyst, The molecule of A must be adsorbed 6.2 The concept of a rate d ; ‘ne st surface and may then be transformed to B. this process as illustrated by Fig. 6.2. ph the boundary layer to the exterior the pellet by making its way through a series of pores le pores are large compared to the mean free path, this ‘molecular diffusion, but if they are small a regime of obtain. In this, the molecule strikes, the wall more its fellow molecules and is momentarily adsorbed (without | again at a random angle. of A must take place at an active site if reaction is to be the pores to the exterior surface. th the boundary layer to the bulk phase.