TY - JOUR
T1 - Adsorbate-adsorbate interactions on microporous materials
AU - Shimizu, Seishi
AU - Matubayasi, Nobuyuki
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PY - 2021/6/18
Y1 - 2021/6/18
N2 - Simple isotherm models can fit microporous adsorption yet the molecular interactions underlying the successful fitting have often remained obscure. Here we demonstrate how semi-empirical isotherm model data can be mined to reveal the reality of adsorbate-adsorbate molecular interactions. This was made possible by the fluctuation adsorption theory, a rigorous theory based only on the principles of statistical thermodynamics. For microporous carbons, adsorbate-adsorbate interactions quantified from the Dubinin-Radishkevich (DR) and Dubinin-Astakhov (DA) models successfully capture the primary micropore filling mechanism and the subsequent layer adsorption, leading to a liquid-like behaviour of the adsorbates. The microscopic meanings of the DR and DA parameters and the adsorption potential have also been clarified via statistical thermodynamics.
AB - Simple isotherm models can fit microporous adsorption yet the molecular interactions underlying the successful fitting have often remained obscure. Here we demonstrate how semi-empirical isotherm model data can be mined to reveal the reality of adsorbate-adsorbate molecular interactions. This was made possible by the fluctuation adsorption theory, a rigorous theory based only on the principles of statistical thermodynamics. For microporous carbons, adsorbate-adsorbate interactions quantified from the Dubinin-Radishkevich (DR) and Dubinin-Astakhov (DA) models successfully capture the primary micropore filling mechanism and the subsequent layer adsorption, leading to a liquid-like behaviour of the adsorbates. The microscopic meanings of the DR and DA parameters and the adsorption potential have also been clarified via statistical thermodynamics.
U2 - 10.1016/j.micromeso.2021.111254
DO - 10.1016/j.micromeso.2021.111254
M3 - Article
SN - 1387-1811
VL - 323
JO - MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS
JF - MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS
M1 - 111254
ER -