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Surface Diffusion of Hydrocarbons in Activated Carbon: Comparison Between Constant Molar Flow, Differential Permeation and Differential Adsorption Bed Methods

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This paper presents the comparison of surface diffusivities of hydrocarbons in activated carbon. The surface diffusivities are obtained from the analysis of kinetic data collected using three different kinetics methods- the constant molar flow, the differential adsorption bed and the differential permeation methods. In general the values of surface diffusivity obtained by these methods agree with each other, and it is found that the surface diffusivity increases very fast with loading. Such a fast increase can not be accounted for by a thermodynamic Darken factor, and the surface heterogeneity only partially accounts for the fast rise of surface diffusivity versus loading. Surface diffusivities of methane, ethane, propane, n-butane, n-hexane, benzene and ethanol on activated carbon are reported in this paper.

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Do, D., Do, H. Surface Diffusion of Hydrocarbons in Activated Carbon: Comparison Between Constant Molar Flow, Differential Permeation and Differential Adsorption Bed Methods. Adsorption 7, 189–209 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012780700536

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