Adsorption processes classification

Adsorption of acetic acid on Pt(lll) surface was studied the surface concentration data were correlated with voltammetric profiles of the Pt(lll) electrode in perchloric acid electrolyte containing 0.5 mM of CHoCOOH. It is concluded that acetic acid adsorption is associative and occurs without a significant charge transfer across the interface. Instead, the recorded currents are due to adsorption/desorption processes of hydrogen, processes which are much better resolved on Pt(lll) than on polycrystalline platinum. A classification of adsorption processes on catalytic electrodes and atmospheric methods of preparation of single crystal electrodes are discussed. 

Electrochemical Adsorption at Catalytic Electrodes. A classification of adsorption processes at catalytic electrodes, such as platinum or rhodium, first proposed by Horanyi (24) and further developed by Wieckowski (21,25,26), categorizes adsorption processes into three fundamental groups ... 

Flocculation processes are complicated phenomena because of the varieties of both particle morphology and chemical reactions they encompass.34 A few concepts of a general nature have emerged, however, and they will be the focus of this chapter. From the perspective of kinetics, perhaps the most important of these broad generalizations is the distinction that can be made between transport-controlled and reaction-controlled flocculation, parallel to the classification of adsorption processes described in Section 4.5. Flocculation kinetics are said to exhibit transport control if the rate-limiting step is the movement of two (or more) particles toward one another prior to their close encounter and subsequent combination into a larger particle. Reaction control occurs if it is particle combination instead of particle movement (toward collision) that limits the rate of flocculation. 

The term chemisorption was coined in order to classify the interaction between a particle in the gas phase and a solid surface, i.e. the result of the adsorption process [1]. If the interaction leads to the formation of a chemical bond the adsorbate formed is called a chem-isorbate. Where chemical bond formation is not important the process is classified as physisorption. There are several conceptual problems with such a differentiation which we briefly address in the following, and which indicate that a more detailed look at the entire process of adsorbate formation is needed before a reliable classification may be carried out. In fact, as it turns out, for a conclusive classification one would need the full theoretical and experimental understanding of the system under investigation. Such an approach must include the static aspects, i.e. the energies involved, as well as the dynamic aspects, i.e. the processes involved in the formation of the adsorptive interactions. 

Adsorption isotherms are commonly used to describe adsorption processes and these represent a functional relationship between the amount adsorbed and the activity of the adsorbate at a constant temperature. The shape of the adsorption isotherm gives useful information regarding the mechanisms of the adsorption process. A classification of adsorption phenomena based on the shape of the isotherms is given by Giles et al. (1960) as shown in Fig. 4.1. Mainly four major classes of isotherms have been identified based on the initial part of the isotherms (a) S-type isotherm with a convex shaped initial portion where adsorption rate increases with adsorption density and is indicative of vertical orientation of adsorbed molecules at the surface (b) L-type (Langmuir type) isotherm, characterized by a concave initial region, represents systems in which the solvent is relatively inert and adsorption rate decreases with adsorption density. This is usually indicative of molecules adsorbed flat on the surface or ions vertically adsorbed with strong intermolecular attraction. 

On the basis of the Henry mechanism, given in Section 4.4, and the classification of stages of the adsorption process of the previous section, the simultaneous influence of electrostatic retardation and a specific barrier can be regarded for. To do so, the expression for c(0,t) given in Eq. (7.22) is inserted into the Henry rate equation (4.32), which leads to. 

The field of adsorption can be subdivided or classified in various ways and examined from different viewpoints. Thus the nature of the forces which bind adsorbed molecules (adsorbates) to the adsorbent surface can be used to define adsorption type (I). The form (gas, liquid, solid) of the two contiguous phases that define the adsorbed phase provides a classification according to adsorption system (2). The relative coverage of the adsorbent surface by adsorbed sample (particularly in limiting cases such as near-zero adsorbate concentrations versus a saturated surface) is an important aspect of an adsorption system (3). Finally, (4), we can distinguish between the thermodynamics and kinetics of adsorption, i.e., between adsorption equilibria and rates. Within any classification of the adsorption process our present interest in adsorption chromatography leads to an emphasis in some areas and little or no interest in others. 

A comprehensive summary of all reactions with coupled chemical steps and adsorbed/accumulated species on the electrode surface was elaborated in 1977 [103]. The classification given there enables chemical and adsorption processes to be verified and evaluated on the basis of this technique. 

While the lUPAC scheme has served the scientific community well it has some drawbacks. The most obvious of these is that the term microporc is unrelated to the SI unit micrometer, pm. While the origins of the lUPAC scheme discussed above preceded common usage of SI prefixes, those new to this classification are often initially confused that micropore has nothing to do with SI. Also, the terms mesopore and macropore have no links with SI or any other conventions. This lack of conformity also means that confusion can arise when common Sl-related terms such as nanotechnology [3] are applied to porous solids. The link between the lUPAC classification and adsorption processes is also a problem, for other equally important processes depend on pore size in different ways and not all of these processes are dominated or even affected by small pores. 

The isotherms classification, which is of high merit in terms of generality, deals with ideal cases which in practical work are rarely encountered. In fact, most often the adsorption process over the whole interval of pressure is described by an experimental isotherm which does not fit into the classification. Nonetheless, each of the equations described above may be used over restricted ranges of equilibrium pressure, so allowing to describe the experimental isotherm through the combination of individual components to the process. In such a way the surface properties of the solid, and the thermodynamics features of processes taking place at the interface can be quantitatively described [30]. 

The presence of adsorption hysteresis is the special feature of all adsorbents with a mesopore structure. The adsorption and desorption isotherms differ appreciably from one another and form a closed hysteresis loop. According to the lUPAC classification four main types of hysteresis loops can be distinguished HI, H2, H3 and H4 (ref. l). Experimental adsorption and desorption isotherms in the hysteresis region provide information for calculating the structural characteristics of porous materials-porosity, surface area and pore size distribution. Traditional methods for such calculations are based on the assumption of an unrelated system of pores of simple form, as a rule, cylindrical capillaries. The calculations are based on either the adsorption or the desorption isotherm, ignoring the existence of hysteresis in the adsorption process. This leads to two different pore size distributions. The question of which of these is to be preferred has been the subject of unending discussion. In this report a statistical theory of capillary hysteresis phenomena in porous media has been developed. The analysis is based on percolation theory and pore space networks models, which are widely used for the modeling of such processes by many authors (refs. 2-10). The new percolation methods for porous structure parameters computation are also proposed. 

According to the previous classifications,also other adsorption processes can be distinguished—mainly for chenficaUy modified electrodes, CMEs—depending on the accumulation principles, electrode surface conditions and actual chemical equilibria (always, in close relation with solubility products, pKs, or conditional stability constants ). Together with the already introduced schemes (Eqs. 5.6a-5.6c), there are the following possible sorption mechanisms (Eqs. 5.8a-5.11) ... 

Calorimetry is the basic experimental method employed in thennochemistry and thennal physics which enables the measurement of the difference in the energy U or enthalpy //of a system as a result of some process being done on the system. The instrument that is used to measure this energy or enthalpy difference (At/ or AH) is called a calorimeter. In the first section the relationships between the thennodynamic fiinctions and calorunetry are established. The second section gives a general classification of calorimeters in tenns of the principle of operation. The third section describes selected calorimeters used to measure thennodynamic properties such as heat capacity, enthalpies of phase change, reaction, solution and adsorption. 

Processes and/or unit operations that fall under this classification include adsorption, ion exchange, stripping, chemical oxidation, and membrane separations. All of these are more expensive than biological treatment but are used for removal of pollutants that are not easily removed by biomass. Often these are utilized in series with biologic treatment but sometimes they are used as stand-alone processes. 

Basis of Classification of Chromatographic Methods Classification is based on the phenomenon involving the process of either partition or adsorption. 

Service category CG-4 designated to meet 1995 exhaust emission standards for use in high speed four-stroke-cycle diesel engines New classification for the generation of heavy-duty engine oils. The process of adsorption characterized by a chemical reaction between the adsorbate and adsorbent, where exchange of orbital electrons occurs. 

Bilayer architectures formed in M2(2)3(N03)4 n (where M = Co, Ni and Zn) were one of the first systems of coordination polymers to be shown as porous materials [43]. The bilayer architectures interdigitate with each other leaving small channels in the crystal lattice which were occupied by solvated water molecules. Powder X-ray studies indicate that the water molecules can be removed from the network without causing any distortion or decomposition of the network. The adsorption studies of water removed and dried sample indicated that the material is capable of adsorbing CH4, N2 and 02. About 2.3 mmol of CH4 and 0.80 mmol of N2 or 02 are adsorbed per gram of anhydrous material. The adsorption-readsorption followed the same isotherm, indicating the stability of the network throughout the process. Further, the isotherms for the adsorption-readsorption can be classified as type I in the IUPAC classification [48]. 

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