Langmuir adsorption modelThe Langmuir adsorption model explains adsorption by assuming an adsorbate behaves as an ideal gas at isothermal conditions. According to the model, adsorption and desorption are reversible processes. This model even explains the effect of pressure i.e. at these conditions the adsorbate's partial pressure, , is related to the volume of it, V, adsorbed onto a solid adsorbent. The adsorbent, as indicated in the figure, is assumed to be an ideal solid surface composed of a series of distinct sites capable of binding the adsorbate.
Adsorption par inversion de pressionL'adsorption par inversion de pression, appelée aussi adsorption à pression modulée (APM) ou PSA (acronyme de l'anglais Pressure Swing Adsorption) est un procédé de séparation de mélanges de gaz au cours duquel ont lieu alternativement l’adsorption d’un gaz par un solide ou un liquide à une pression donnée, puis sa désorption à une pression plus faible. Il consiste à retirer un gaz d'un mélange gazeux, en utilisant son affinité chimique et ses caractéristiques particulières vis-à-vis d'un matériau solide, l'adsorbant exposé à une oscillation de pression rigoureusement contrôlée.
Reaction rateThe reaction rate or rate of reaction is the speed at which a chemical reaction takes place, defined as proportional to the increase in the concentration of a product per unit time and to the decrease in the concentration of a reactant per unit time. Reaction rates can vary dramatically. For example, the oxidative rusting of iron under Earth's atmosphere is a slow reaction that can take many years, but the combustion of cellulose in a fire is a reaction that takes place in fractions of a second.
