Adsopption isotherms-A critique

Rangarajan, SK (1973) Adsopption isotherms-A critique. In: Electroanalytical Chemistry and Interfacial Electrochemistr, 45 (2). pp. 283-293.

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Abstract

The possibility or the impossibility of separating the particle and the electrode interactions is discussed in a wider context of the effects due to any two interaction potentials on the equation of state. The involved nature of the pressure dependence on two individually definable forces is illustrated through the Percus Yevick results for the adhesive hard spheres. An alternative form of the adsorption isotherm is given to bring home the intimate relationship between the actual equation of state and the free energy of adsorption. Thermodynamic consequences of congruence with respect to E (or q) as reflected through the linear plots of q (or E) vs. θ are well known. Mathematical consequences of simultaneous congruence have been pointed out recently. In this paper, the physical nature of congruence hypothesis is revealed. In passing "the pseudo-congruence" is also discussed. It is emphasised that the problem is no less ambiguous with regard to modelling the particle/particle interaction. The ad hoc nature of our dependence of the available equations of state is emphasised through a discussion on the HFL theory. Finally, a heuristic method for modelling ΔG mathematically-incorporating its behaviour at saturation coverages-is advanced. The more interesting aspects of this approach, which generalises almost all isotherms hitherto known, are sketched.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Electroanalytical Chemistry and Interfacial Electrochemistr
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Additional Information:	Copy right of this article belongs to Elsevier Science
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Inorganic & Physical Chemistry
Date Deposited:	11 Sep 2009 11:02
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 05:44
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/23165

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