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A heterogeneous multicomponent adsorption isotherm model is proposed to describe the adsorption equilibrium of gases in activated carbon. This model uses a micropore size distribution concept to explain the system heterogeneity. The pore size is related to the adsorbate-adsorbent interaction energy by the Lennard-Jones potential [1]. The size exclusion effect is taken into account in the competition of different species for a given pore. The isotherm parameters extracted from single-component data fitting are used to predict the binary and ternary adsorption equilibrium. The model predictions are tested with the experimental data available in the literature [2].
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Hu, X., Do, D.D. (1996). Effect of Pore Size Distribution on the Prediction of Multicomponent Adsorption Equilibria. In: LeVan, M.D. (eds) Fundamentals of Adsorption. The Kluwer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, vol 356. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1375-5_48
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