<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> A method for studying adsorption-desorption kinetics in porous materials is described. A fixed bed of the adsorbent is challenged with a constant concentration of vapour in an inert carrier and the effluent vapour concentration is monitored as a function of time by using a gas chromatograph. Results obtained with commerciaI filters and nicotine vapour are reported. They fit a mathematical model based on a first-order, reversible rate-controlling process and a linear adsorption isotherm</p></abstract>

A method for studying adsorption-desorption kinetics in porous materials is described. A fixed bed of the adsorbent is challenged with a constant concentration of vapour in an inert carrier and the effluent vapour concentration is monitored as a function of time by using a gas chromatograph. Results obtained with commerciaI filters and nicotine vapour are reported. They fit a mathematical model based on a first-order, reversible rate-controlling process and a linear adsorption isotherm

Study of Sorption Processes in Cigarette Filter Materials

Philip Morris Research Center, Richmond, Virginia, USA

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A method for studying adsorption-desorption kinetics in porous materials is described. A fixed bed of the adsorbent is challenged with a constant concentration...

Study of Sorption Processes in Cigarette Filter Materials

Published Online: Aug 14, 2014

Page range: 65 - 69

Received: May 25, 1974

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cttr-2013-0357

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