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In this work, the diffusion properties of single component n-heptane and toluene as well as their binary mixtures in two SBA-15 samples with different structural characteristics were studied by the standard Zero Length Column (ZLC) technique under three different concentration levels. A theoretical ZLC desorption model considering the Generalized Maxwell-Stefan (GMS) formulation was developed. Using the independently measured single component equilibrium and kinetic parameters, the model was able to reasonably predict experimental binary ZLC desorption curve for countercurrent diffusion of toluene in the presence of n-heptane. However, there was a significant deviation between model prediction results and experimental data for countercurrent desorption of n-heptane in the presence of toluene. The diffusion of n-heptane is reduced by the presence of toluene, regardless of the relative content of micropores in the intrawall pores, while that of toluene is virtually unaffected by the counter-diffusion of n-heptane. The observed phenomena cannot be addressed by the simple model considering the cross term diffusion effect. The structural property of material and the molecular characteristics of probe molecules were used to account for the difference in the behavior between n-heptane and toluene.
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Huang, Q., Qamar, R.A. & Eić, M. Single component and binary diffusion of n-heptane and toluene in SBA-15 materials. Adsorption 17, 27–38 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10450-010-9268-4
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