Isothermal, Isothermally

In the previous section we saw how the equation of state of the adsorbed ions can be expressed as isotherms. What are the characteristics of these isotherms Isotherms, as equations of state, relate the physical quantities that define the adsoibed molecules in the electrochemical system. These physical quantities are the number of adsoibed molecules (r or 0), the activity of ions in solution (a), the charge (< M) or potential of the electrode ( ), and the temperature of the system (7). When the last two variables, qM and T, are kept constant, the mathematical expression that relates all the variables is called an isotherm. Now, if the variables that are kept constant are the activity and temperature, the name given to the equation is isoconc.56... 

In this book, when equalities are restricted to certain conditions or certain substances, we will often indicate these restrictions by notations above the equals sign. The designations ig (ideal gas) and isotherm (isothermal) have been used in Eq. (7). 

Adsorption isotherms isotherms of nitrogen (77K) and benzene (31 OK) were measured as previously (9). For the SI sample, the isotherms were of type IV, showing hysteresis loops, corresponding to capillary condensation in the larger mesopores. All the other samples (S2M, S3M and S4M) contained smaller mesopores, and the nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherms were reversible and sigmoidal in shape. Surface and porous properties of different silica samples (Table 2) were derived fi"om nitrogen adsorption data. 

Reaction rate oscillations may be accompanied by temperature oscillations [temperature fluctuations of up to 500 K have been reported (24)] or they may be isothermal. Isothermality occurs either because the catalyst can conduct heat away much faster than the rate at which it is produced by the reaction, as is the case in UHV studies, or because isothermal conditions are forced on the system by anemometry, as described in the work of Luss and co-workers (757). Oscillation frequencies can range from more than 10 Hz (24) up to periods of several hours (217,219). Often there is evidence for several time scales in a single oscillating stem. Relatively regular high-frequency oscillations may be superimposed over relaxation oscillations (93,98), with the two types of oscillations caused by different changes on the catalyst surface. 

Although the CSTR is well mixed and the temperature is unifoirn throughout the reaction vessel, these conditions do not mean that the reaction is carried out isothermally. Isothermal operation occurs when the feed temperature is identical to the tempersuure of the fluid inside the CSTR. The design equation for a CSTR in which there is no spatial variation in the rate of reaction is... 

Now consider the adsorption of a nonreacting gas onto the surface of a catalyst. Adsorption data are frequently reported in the form of adsorption isotherms. Isotherms portray the amount of a gas adsorbed on a solid at different pressures but at one temperature. 

Figure 4.2S Competitive isotherms of phenol and p-cresol on an octadecylsilica. In these two figures, the top isotherm is the single solute isotherm. Isotherms denoted A, B, and C correspond to solutions with 1 3,1 1, and 3 1 mole ratios of phenol and p-cresol, respectively, (a) Competitive isotherms of p-cresol. (b) Competitive isotherms of phenol. Reproduced with permission from J. Jacobson, J. Frenz and Cs. Horvdth, Ind. Eng. Chem. (Res.), 26 (1987) 43 (Fig. 4), 1987 American Chemical Society, (c) Competitive isotherms of N-benzoyl D- (o) and L-alanine v>) in the racemic mixture single component isotherms of N-benzoyl D- (+) and L-alanine (A). Reproduced with permission from S.C. Jacobson, A. Felinger and G. Guiockon, Biotechnol. Progr., 8 (1992) 533 (Fig. 2), 1992 American Chemical Society.

Figure 7.10 Band profiles solution of the ideal model in the case of a convex-downward isotherm. Isotherm q = a(C + C P) coefficients, a = 13 and left p = 0.3 right p = 0.6. Sample size, n, in mg.

LeVan-Vermeulen isotherm Isotherm model which often applies well when the single-component isotherms both follow the Langmuir model, but with different values of the column saturation capacity. 

Reactor type adiabatic adiabatic isothermal isothermal... 

FIGURE 2.9 Langmuir isotherm (Isotherm 1) and Freundlich isotherm (Isotherm 2). 

This equation is known as the Frumkin isotherm. Isotherms with more complex versions of the coverage term have also been derived [8]. 

Linear rate expression and linear isotherm. Isothermal system. 

To form a Langmuir monolayer, the molecule of interest is dissolved in a volatile organic solvent (frequently chloroform or hexane) that will not react with or dissolve in the subphase (1,2,4). A quantity of this solution is placed on the surface of the subphase, and as the solvent evaporates, the siuTactant molecules spread and alter the surface pressure of the water surface. A barrier designed to measure this surface pressure (D), relative to that of the pin-e subphase, is the principle behind the Langmuir balance. Alternatively, the siuTace pressure is measured as the difference between the surface tension (y) of the monolayer and that of the pure subphase iyo), n = yo — K- A common method for measining surface tension involves using a Wilhelmy plate, usually a piece of platimun or paper that is wetted by the subphase, suspended from a balance. As the monolayer is compressed by using the moveable barrier to reduce the sinface area, the surface pressure increases. A plot of the siuTace pressin-e versus surface area is called a pressure versus area isotherm (or Il-A isotherm). Isotherms are normally plotted in terms of area/molecule, and the imits of surface pressure are mN/m. 

Fig. 9. Pressure-composition isotherm isotherms of Pd Cu at 600, 480, 400, 343 and 300K calculated with the mulfi-si es model with the parameters D=0.25 a=0.2 and k = 0.05.

Figure 4. Quantization and probabilities of compositions, scalar case. In a) the composition profile c(x) (solid solution composition as a function of space at a given time) is represented. There is a sharp fi ont (corresponding compositions have zero probability) and a continuous evolution, wherein the spatial spreading of a specific composition 2, lying between compositions I and 3 is represented its probability p is proportional to f (c), i.e. the difference of the neighbouring velocities. In b) and c) the application of this rule is given for a continuous isotherm the envelope f between the extreme points is shown. The probability distribution is given in c). In d) and e) the same method is applied for a discontinuous isotherm (isotherm is given in d) and probability distribution in e)) Guy, 1993, wifii permission from Eur. J. Mineral.

The application of the CDS method (4) to nitrogen adsorption on the activated chars permits, in case of chars with high burn-offs (example in Fig. 5), to transform the experimental nitrogen isotherm (isotherm I) into an... 

Adsorption isotherms. Isothermal microcalorimetry, in conjunction with an RH perfusion device, is a powerful method for mapping surface properties of solids and especially drugs [32]. The principle of the study is to adsorb and desorb water vapour onto and off the surface of a solid in small steps and measure the associated enthalpy change. At low RH values, monolayer water sorption conforms to a BET (Brunauer, Emmett and Teller) model and can therefore be used to determine surface properties. The analysis of the data can be achieved by plotting the water sorption isotherm as a function of RH and fitting to a modified BET type equation [33]. This can provide information about the surface affinity for water and the hydrophilic surface area, parameters... 

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