Introduction to Adsorption Basics, Analysis, and Applications [Paperback]

Introduction to Adsorption: Basics, Analysis, and Applications presents adsorption basics that are relevant and essential to its application, including data analysis, interpretation and design calculations. The book deliberately keeps background information to a minimum, instead comprehensively covering adsorption of liquid solutions, the difference between equilibrium individual solute uptake and surface excess, a general discussion of adsorbate uptake mechanisms and uptake rate expression, uptake steps, performance models and their generalizations, application of performance models, and design methods based on the constant behavior assumption and unused bed length concept.

• Includes adsorption basics and their applications
• Discusses gas adsorption equilibrium and equilibrium of liquid adsorption
• Gives the various steps of adsorbate uptake and their combination to yield adsorbate uptake rate expression
• Presents both rational and empirical design for adsorption processes
• Highlights common mistakes found in recent adsorption publications

1. Introduction 2. Adsorbents 3. Adsorption Equilibrium Relationships, Isotherm Expressions, Their Determinations, and Predictions 4. Adsorbate Uptake and Equations Describing Adsorption Processes 5. Batch Adsorption Models and Model Applications 6. Fixed-Bed Adsorption Models and Fixed-Bed Design Calculations

Dedicated resource on the presentation and discussion of adsorption principles and applications

Chi Tien (BSc., National Taiwan University, 1952; MSc., 1954; PhD., Northwestern University, 1958) is professor emeritus of chemical engineering at Syracuse University. During his teaching career, Professor Tien also taught at the University of Tulsa, University of Windsor, National University of Singapore, and Nanyang Telã%