对单原子催化术语的讨论

On the Terminology of Single-Atom Catalysis

单原子催化,是由我国化学家提出的一个新概念,近年来在多相催化领域引领了一波研究热潮。单原子气体,是中学化学教育中的重要知识点。单原子催化这一术语,在文字上与单原子气体非常相似,但又有着完全不同的意义,存在一定的误导性,值得商榷。

Single-atom catalysis is a novel concept proposed by Chinese chemists recently,which has become a trending topic in the research of heterogeneous catalysis.Monatomic gas is an important knowledge point in high school chemistry education.Considering the similarity in Chinese language between“single-atom catalysis”and“monatomic gas”,and their very different meaning,this terminology is worth discussing.