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LANGMUIR ISOTHERM EQUATION [1 record]

Record 1 1997-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
DEF

An equation, useful chiefly for gaseous systems, for the amount of material adsorbed on a surface as a function of pressure, while the temperature is held constant, assuming that a single layer of molecules is adsorbed; it is f = ap/(1 + ap), where f is the fraction of surface covered, p is the pressure, and a is a constant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique

Spanish

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