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RATE LIMITING STEP [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Chemical Engineering
OBS

The term rate-limiting does not imply that such a step imposes an upper limit on the rate of reaction (as under conditions of saturation in Michaellis-Menten kinetics). For this reason, the synonym rate-controlling step, although not widely used at present, is preferable where there is a possibility of such confusion.

Key term(s)
  • rate determining step
  • rate controlling step
  • rate limiting step

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique
  • Génie chimique
DEF

Étape la plus lente d'une réaction chimique comportant plusieurs étapes et qui limite [...] la vitesse de la réaction globale.

OBS

étape cinétiquement limitante; étape cinétiquement déterminante : termes et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 18 avril 2001.

Spanish

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