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Characterization of adsorption site energies and heterogeneous of porous materials

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posted on 2022-09-30, 11:10 authored by Vasanth K. Kumar, Gadipelli Srinivas, Barbara Wood, Kiran A. Ramisetty, ANDREW STEWARTANDREW STEWART, Christopher A. Howard, Dan Brett, F. Rodriquez-Reinoso
Characterization of the guest-host interactions and the heterogeneity of porous materials is essential across the physical and biological sciences, for example for gas sorption and separation, pollutant removal from wastewater, biological systems (protein-ligand binding) and, molecular recognition materials such as molecularly imprinted polymers. Information about the guest-host interactions can be obtained from calorimetric experiments. Alternatively, more detailed information can be obtained by properly interrogating the experimentally acquired adsorption equilibrium data. Adsorption equilibrium is usually interpreted using the theoretical adsorption isotherms that correlate the equilibrium concentration of the adsorbate in the solid phase and in the bulk fluid at a constant temperature. Such theoretical isotherms or expressions can accurately predict the adsorbent efficiency (at equilibrium) as a function of process variables such as initial adsorbate concentration, adsorbent mass, reactor volume and temperature. Detailed analysis of the adsorption isotherms permits the calculation of the number density of the adsorbent sites, their binding energy for the guest molecules and information about the distribution of adsorption site binding energies. These analyses are discussed in this review. A critical evaluation of the analytical and numerical methods that can characterize the heterogeneity; guest-host interactions involved in terms of discrete or continuous binding site affinity distribution was performed. Critical discussion of the limitations and the advantages of these models is provided. An overview of the experimental techniques that rely on calorimetric and chromatographic principles to experimentally measure the binding energy and characteristic properties of the adsorbent surfaces is also included. Finally, the potential use of the site energy distribution functions and their potential to bring new information about the adsorbents binding energy for a specific guest molecule application is discussed.

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Study on Aerodynamic Characteristics Control of Slender Body Using Active Flow Control Technique

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

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Journal of Materials Chemsitry A;17 (7), pp. 10079-10818

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American Society of Chemistry

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peer-reviewed

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ERC, Marie Curie-Sklodowska Action (MCSA)

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© 2019 ACS This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Journal of Materials Chemistry A, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C9TA00287A

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