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Experimental Methods in Adsorption


Description:
The purpose of this session is to report the most recent advances in the experimental methods in adsorption, including but not limited to adsorbent characterization, adsorption equilibrium and kinetics, diffusion and other mass transfer parameters.

Sponsor:
Adsorption and Ion Exchange


Chair:
Marcus Dutra e Mello
Chevron Energy
100 Chevron Way, RM 10-1620
Richmond, CA 94802
Phone Number: 510-242-1414
Fax Number: 510-242-2823
Email: mvdem@chevron.com

Co-Chair:
Ravi Kumar
Praxair Inc.
175 East Park Drive
Tonawanda, NY 14151-0044
Email: ravi_kumar@praxair.com


Papers:
High Pressure Adsorption Measurements with Excess Adsorption Described Using Modified Traditional Isotherms
Yu Wang, Vanderbilt University; Nabijan Nizamidin, Vanderbilt University; Angelae M. Erion, Vanderbilt University; Laura A. Steiner, Vanderbilt University; Bernardus P. Helvensteijn, NASA Ames Research Center; Lila M. Mulloth, NASA Ames Research Center; Bernadette Luna, NASA Ames Research Center; M. Douglas LeVan, Vanderbilt University
New Nanogram Resolution Magnetic Suspension Balance for Adsorption Measurements
Frieder Dreisbach, Rubotherm GmbH; Cornelia Lösch-Will, Rubotherm GmbH; Reza Seif, Rubotherm GmbH
Flux Response Technology: A Novel and Robust Method for Dynamic Gas Sorption Measurements
Candice Palmer, Imperial College London; Ayodeji Sasegbon, Imperial College London; Klaus Hellgardt, Imperial College London
Total Reflux Dual Piston-PSA: a Novel Apparatus for Testing Adsorbent Materials
Wenli Dang, University of Edinburgh; Daniel Friedrich, University of Edinburgh; Maria Chiara Ferrari, University of Edinburgh; Stefano Brandani, University of Edinburgh
Limitations of the Axial Dispersion Term in the Axial Dispersed Plug Flow Model
James C. Knox, Marshall Space Flight Center; Armin D. Ebner, University of South Carolina; James A. Ritter, University of South Carolina; M. Douglas LeVan, Vanderbilt University; Yu Wang, Vanderbilt University
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