An Isotherm Equation for Adsorption on Fractal Surfaces of Heterogeneous Porous Materials

David Avnir*, Mieczyslaw Jaroniec

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Abstract

Imposing a pore size distribution of a fractal surface on the Dubinin approach for adsorption in porous materials yields the simple isotherm θ= K[ln (Po/p)]0-3in which θis the relative adsorption, p0and p are the saturation and equilibrium pressures, respectively, K is a constant, and D is the fractal dimension of the surface accessible to adsorption. The isotherm has the form of the Frenkel-Halsey-Hill (FHH) equation, and the theoretical range of the exponent 3 — D (2 < D < 3) indeed falls into the range of experimentally observed FHH exponents.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1431-1433
Number of pages3
JournalLangmuir
Volume5
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 1989

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