ADSORPTION................................................................................ 12
3.1. Definition.............................................................................................. 12
3.2. Adsorbents............................................................................................ 12
3.3. Properties of the Adsorbate Gases Used in this Study......................... 14
3.3.1. Carbondioxide........................................................................ 14
3.3.2. Nitrogen................................................................................. . 14
3.3.3. Argon.................................................................................... .. 15
3.4. Pure Gas Adsorption Isotherms......................................................... .... 15
3.4.1. Langmuir Model....................... ........................................ ..... 16
3.4.2. Dubinin Model................................................................. ....... 17
3.4.3. Emprical Isotherm Equations......................................... ........ 19
3.4.4. Henry’s Law..................................................................... ....... 20