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Fundamentals of Adsorption Equilibrium and Kinetics in Microporous Solids

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This chapter is intended to provide a general introduction to the basic principles of adsorption equilibrium and kinetics, which is the focus of the present volume. The discussion of adsorption equilibrium (Sect. 2) includes a brief review of the many different expressions that are commonly used for correlation and prediction of equilibrium isotherms, with a short discussion of the underlying assumptions and approximations. Section 3 provides a short summary of diffusion in microporous adsorbents with emphasis on the phenomenological behavior and the generalized Maxwell–Stefan theory. Representative examples of the practical importance of micropore diffusion in zeolite-based adsorption separation and catalytic processes are presented in Sect. 4.

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Acknowledgments

The author is grateful to the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for financial support and to Professor Jörg Kärger for arranging and hosting a sabbatical leave at the University of Leipzig (2003–2004), during which part of this review was prepared.

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Ruthven, D.M. (2006). Fundamentals of Adsorption Equilibrium and Kinetics in Microporous Solids. In: Karge, H.G., Weitkamp, J. (eds) Adsorption and Diffusion. Molecular Sieves, vol 7. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3829_007

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