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Adsorption of Gas Mixtures: Effect of Energetic Heterogeneity

  • D. P. Valenzuela
  • , Alan L. Myers
  • , Orhan Talu
  • , I. Zwiebel
  • , Orhan Talu
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Cleveland State University

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Abstract

The ideal adsorbed solution (IAS) theory of adsorption of gas mixtures is extended to the case of energetic heterogeneity. A heterogeneous ideal adsorbed solution (HIAS) behaves ideally on a particular site, but energetic heterogeneity causes a segregation in the composition of the adsorbed phase. Equilibrium properties are obtained by integrating over a multivariate energy distribution based upon perfect positive correlation of site energies. The fact that predictions from HIAS are always an improvement over IAS indicates that heterogeneity is a factor that must be considered in theories of mixed-gas adsorption. Errors in HIAS predictions may be caused by steric exclusion of the larger molecules from micropores accessible to smaller molecules.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalAIChE Journal
Volume34
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 1988

Disciplines

  • Chemical Engineering
  • Transport Phenomena

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