A mathematical model for contaminant adsorption in packed columns using nonlinear mass transfer
Statistical Mechanics
2024-01-30 v1
Abstract
We propose a mathematical model for describing column adsorption processes where large amounts of contaminant are removed from a carrier gas. The large mass loss causes velocity and pressure to be variables which must then be determined along with the contaminant and gas concentrations and adsorbed quantity. The adsorption rate is described using a Langmuir sink, which is physically more sensible than the linear sink used in a previous study. The proposed model is solved numerically and using a traveling wave approach. The analytical solutions are consistent with previous models with fixed gas velocity and provide excellent agreement when validated against experimental data.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2401.16237,
title = {A mathematical model for contaminant adsorption in packed columns using nonlinear mass transfer},
author = {F. Font and A. Estop and M. Calvo-Schwarzwalder and A. Valverde and T. G. Myers},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.16237},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
10 pages, 3 figures, 1 table