Adsorbers – Visual Encyclopedia of Chemical Engineering Equipment
The first, physisorption, is a physical process that occurs below 200°C. As the animation below demonstrates, the material is adsorbed due to molecular interactions between the adsorbent and the adsorbate. The typical heat of physisorption is 5 – 10 kcal/mol. The second type of adsorption, chemisorption, is a chemical process where the ...