BATCH MEASUREMENT OF ADSORPTION RATE IN AN AGITATED TANK

PORE DIFFUSION KINETICS WITH IRREVERSIBLE ISOTHERM

Abstract

A simple technique is proposed to determine the intraparticle diffusivities of adsorbents from concentration change in an agitated tank. Pore diffusion and rectangular isotherm are assumed to derive the theoretical solutions, which are then compared with the experimental results. The theory gave a good prediction for the transient concentration profile in the tank. The effective diffusivities of 2•dodecylbenzene sulfonate in four different activated carbon particles are determined by the proposed technique.