Derivation of a General Adsorption Isotherm Model
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Volume 131, Issue 10
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According to the thermodynamics of adsorption, a general equation for the adsorption isotherm was derived and verified by the literature data. The constants involved in the proposed model are physically defined. It was shown that the Langmuir and Freundlich equations were special cases of the proposed adsorption isotherm model. The proposed model indeed provides a good insight into the thermodynamic mechanisms of adsorption.
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Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 131 • Issue 10 • October 2005
Pages: 1466 - 1468
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© 2005 ASCE.
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Received: Mar 13, 2003
Accepted: Feb 28, 2005
Published online: Oct 1, 2005
Published in print: Oct 2005
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