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A New Approach in Predicting Gas Adsorption Isotherms and Isosteric Heats Based on Two-Dimensional Equations of State

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The present study provides a modified approach in determining gas adsorption equilibria based on two-dimensional equations of state (2-D EOS). The proposed model utilizes temperature-dependent parameters in the general form of the 2-D EOS. These parameters were considered similar to other well-known isotherm models, such as Langmuir as specifics function of temperature. The proposed model was examined against various experimental single- and multi-component adsorption isotherm data. In most of the investigated cases, the proposed model reduces the error of predictions compared with temperature-independent two-dimensional equations of state. Moreover, utilizing temperature-dependent two-dimensional equations of state, isosteric heat of adsorption was theoretically obtained and compared with experimental heats of adsorption for different homogeneous and heterogeneous adsorption systems. Applying temperature-dependent parameters within 2-D EOS enables us to describe the heterogeneity of considered adsorption systems quite well. Predicted isosteric heats are in good accordance with the experimental data.

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Abbreviations

2-D EOS:

Two-dimensional equation of state

a :

Specific molar volume of adsorbent (\(\hbox {m}^{2}/\hbox {mol}\))

A :

Surface area per mass of adsorbent (\(\hbox {m}^{2}/\hbox {kg}\))

%AAD:

percentage of absolute average deviation

f :

Fugacity (kPa)

k :

Parameter of the TI 2-D EOS model (mol/kPa kg)

\(k_{1}\) :

Parameter of the TD model (mol/kPa kg)

\(k_{2}\) :

Parameter of the TD model parameter (\(\hbox {kPa\,m}^{3}/\)\(\hbox {mol}\))

m :

2-D EOS constant (dimensionless)

M :

Mass of adsorbent (kg)

n :

Mole of components in adsorbed phase (mol)

NDP:

Number of data points

R :

Universal gas constant (\(\hbox {kPa}\,\hbox {m}^{3}/\hbox {mol}\,\hbox {K}\))

\(S_{1},S_{2}\) :

Terms in the isosteric heat of adsorption equations

T :

Temperature (K)

\(T_{1},T_{2}\) :

Terms in the fugacity equations of adsorbed phase in the TI model

\(\bar{{T}}_1 ,\bar{{T}}_2\) :

Terms in the fugacity equations of adsorbed phase in the TD model

U :

2-D EOS constant (dimensionless)

W :

2-D EOS constant (dimensionless)

x :

Mole fraction in adsorbed phase (dimensionless)

y :

Mole fraction in gas phase (dimensionless)

Z :

Compressibility factor of adsorbed phase (dimensionless)

\(\alpha \) :

Parameter of the TI 2-D EOS model (kPa, \(\hbox {m}^{3}\,\hbox {kg/mol}^{2}\))

\(\alpha _{1}\) :

Parameter of the TD model (kPa, \(\hbox {m}^{3}\,\hbox {kg/mol}^{2}\))

\(\alpha _{2}\) :

Parameter of the TD model (kPa, \(\hbox {m}^{3}\,\hbox {kg/K\,mol}^{2}\))

\(\beta \) :

Parameter of the TI 2-D EOS model (kg/mol)

\(\beta _{1}\) :

Parameter of the TD model (kg/mol)

\(\beta _{2}\) :

Parameter of the TD model (kg/mol K)

\(\theta \) :

Fractional loading in the TI model (dimensionless)

\(\bar{{\theta }}\) :

Fractional loading in the TD model (dimensionless)

\(\phi \) :

Fugacity coefficient (dimensionless)

\(\pi \) :

Spreading pressure (kPa m)

\(\varPsi \) :

Deviation from ideality of isotherms in the TI model (dimensionless)

\({\varPsi }'\) :

Deviation from ideality of Langmuir isotherm (dimensionless)

\(\bar{{\varPsi }}\) :

Deviation from ideality of isotherms in the TD model (dimensionless)

\(\omega \) :

Mole adsorbed per mass of adsorbent (mol/kg)

a:

Adsorbed phase

cal:

Calculated

exp:

Experimental

g:

Gas phase

st:

Isosteric

a:

Adsorbed phase

\(\textit{i,j}\) :

Components \(\textit{i,j}\) in mixture

mx:

Mixture

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We thank the Persian Gulf University, for the financial support, and for granting the required approval for this study.

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  1. Chemical Engineering Department, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

    Ali Bakhtyari

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Petroleum, Gas and Petrochemical Engineering, Persian Gulf University, P.O. Box 75169-13798, Bushehr, Iran

    Masoud Mofarahi

  3. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 200-749, Republic of Korea

    Masoud Mofarahi

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Bakhtyari, A., Mofarahi, M. A New Approach in Predicting Gas Adsorption Isotherms and Isosteric Heats Based on Two-Dimensional Equations of State. Arab J Sci Eng 44, 5513–5526 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-019-03838-2

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