Batch adsorption from solution

Abstract

A batch adsorption equation was derived by integrating an irreversible rate equation obtained by neglecting the desorption term of the Langmuir adsorption-rate equation. The integrated equation was in reasonably good agreement with experiment and provided a means for determining from the data the parameters q₀ and k₁. These constants, namely, the adsorptive capacity and the adsorption rate constant, completely characterized the adsorption system at that temperature. Agreement was found between these batch adsorption parameters and their counterparts previously derived from column adsorption experiments when both types of adsorption were performed simultaneously.