Texture

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-011910",
  "term": "Texture",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The pore architecture inside catalyst particles, meaning the shape and size of the voids, their total volume and the internal surface area they provide. It differs from the structure, which describes how the atoms are arranged, and it governs how fast reactants diffuse to the active sites inside a particle.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "catalyst"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1976, 46, 71. 'Manual of Symbols and Terminology for Physicochemical Quantities and Units - Appendix II. Definitions, Terminology and Symbols in Colloid and Surface Chemistry. Part II: Heterogeneous Catalysis' on page 79 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac197646010071)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/texture/"
}