Module 8 : Surface Chemistry
Lecture 36 : Adsorption
   Objectives
   After studying this lecture, you will be able to

Distinguish between physisorption and chemisorption.

Distinguish between monolayer adsorption and multiplayer adsorption.

Outline the main ingredients of the major isotherms.

Distinguish quantitatively between the adsorption isotherms of Gibbs, Freundlich and Langmuir.

Characterize a multiplayer adsorption through the BET isotherm.

Determine the heat of reaction using an adsorption isotherm.

Distinguish between the characteristics of bulk reactions and reactions at surfaces.

Outline the mechanisms of unimolecular and bimolecular reactions at surfaces.

List the applications of adsorption.

 

 
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