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Langmuir adsorption isotherm

Langmuir adsorption isotherm An equation used to describe the amount of gas adsorbed on a plane surface, as a function of the pressure of the gas in equilibrium with the surface. The Langmuir adsorption isotherm can be written: θ = bp /(1 + bp ),

where θ is the fraction of the surface covered by the adsorbate, p is the pressure of the gas, and b is a constant called the adsorption coefficient , which is the equilibrium constant for the process of adsorption. The Langmuir adsorption isotherm was derived by the US chemist Irving ...

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