Modeling Adsorption Data of Hydrocarbons on 13X Zeolite using the Gaussian Adsorption Isotherm Model

A Master of Science thesis in Chemical Engineering by Salam Mazen Taji entitled, "Modeling Adsorption Data of Hydrocarbons on 13X Zeolite Using the Gaussian Adsorption Isotherm Model," submitted in January 2013. Thesis advisor is Dr. Kevin Loughlin. Available are both soft and hard copies...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Taji, Salam Mazen (author)
Format: doctoralThesis
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11073/4769
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1864513441587265536
author Taji, Salam Mazen
author_facet Taji, Salam Mazen
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Loughlin, Kevin
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Taji, Salam Mazen
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2013-01-09T07:32:36Z
2013-01-09T07:32:36Z
2013-01
dc.format.none.fl_str_mv application/pdf
dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv 35.232-2013.01
http://hdl.handle.net/11073/4769
dc.language.none.fl_str_mv en_US
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv isotherm
Gaussian model
alkanes
alkenes
aromatics
13X zeolite
Adsorption
Hydrocarbons
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Modeling Adsorption Data of Hydrocarbons on 13X Zeolite using the Gaussian Adsorption Isotherm Model
dc.type.none.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis
description A Master of Science thesis in Chemical Engineering by Salam Mazen Taji entitled, "Modeling Adsorption Data of Hydrocarbons on 13X Zeolite Using the Gaussian Adsorption Isotherm Model," submitted in January 2013. Thesis advisor is Dr. Kevin Loughlin. Available are both soft and hard copies of the thesis.
format doctoralThesis
id aus_01086de94da1d0ff856c17ef3438742e
identifier_str_mv 35.232-2013.01
language_invalid_str_mv en_US
network_acronym_str aus
network_name_str aus
oai_identifier_str oai:repository.aus.edu:11073/4769
publishDate 2013
repository.mail.fl_str_mv
repository.name.fl_str_mv
repository_id_str
spelling Modeling Adsorption Data of Hydrocarbons on 13X Zeolite using the Gaussian Adsorption Isotherm ModelTaji, Salam MazenisothermGaussian modelalkanesalkenesaromatics13X zeoliteAdsorptionHydrocarbonsA Master of Science thesis in Chemical Engineering by Salam Mazen Taji entitled, "Modeling Adsorption Data of Hydrocarbons on 13X Zeolite Using the Gaussian Adsorption Isotherm Model," submitted in January 2013. Thesis advisor is Dr. Kevin Loughlin. Available are both soft and hard copies of the thesis.Subcritical and supercritical adsorption data available in the literature for alkanes, alkenes and aromatics on 13X zeolite are correlated using the Gaussian adsorption model. This model is specified by three parameters: qmax, the saturation loading; P50, adsorption pressure at 50% of the maximum loading; and σ, the standard deviation. A semi log plot of pressure vs. the inverse of the Gaussian cumulative distribution function produces a linear relation with a slope equal to the standard deviation of the isotherm and an intercept equal to the logarithm of the pressure at 50% of the maximum loading. The model is applied to 138 alkane isotherms, 17alkene isotherms and 44 aromatic isotherms from the literature on 13X zeolite. The isotherms are collected from 17 different studies and fitted to the model using a pre-specified maximum saturation loading value for the supercritical isotherms and a calculated value using crystallographic zeolite data and the Rackett or modified Rackett equation for the subcritical isotherms. The mean standard deviation is found to be equal to 1 for reduced temperatures greater than 0.65 and greater than three for reduced temperatures less than 0.65. Plots of the pressure at 50% of the maximum loading vs. the inverse of the temperature are constructed. The slopes of the generated lines are used to calculate the values of the heat of adsorption at 50% loading for each species. The values are either equal or less than the values published in literature at 0% loadings for isotherms with a sigma value of (0.5 to 1) and are remarkably higher for isotherms with a sigma value above 3. The Gaussian model is found to be a better fit for supercritical data than for subcritical data especially for reduced temperatures below 0.75 where some inconsistencies are encountered. Keywords: Isotherm, Gaussian model, alkanes, alkenes, aromatics, 13X zeolite.College of EngineeringDepartment of Chemical EngineeringMaster of Science in Chemical Engineering (MSChE)Loughlin, Kevin2013-01-09T07:32:36Z2013-01-09T07:32:36Z2013-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesisapplication/pdf35.232-2013.01http://hdl.handle.net/11073/4769en_USoai:repository.aus.edu:11073/47692025-06-26T12:25:28Z
spellingShingle Modeling Adsorption Data of Hydrocarbons on 13X Zeolite using the Gaussian Adsorption Isotherm Model
Taji, Salam Mazen
isotherm
Gaussian model
alkanes
alkenes
aromatics
13X zeolite
Adsorption
Hydrocarbons
status_str publishedVersion
title Modeling Adsorption Data of Hydrocarbons on 13X Zeolite using the Gaussian Adsorption Isotherm Model
title_full Modeling Adsorption Data of Hydrocarbons on 13X Zeolite using the Gaussian Adsorption Isotherm Model
title_fullStr Modeling Adsorption Data of Hydrocarbons on 13X Zeolite using the Gaussian Adsorption Isotherm Model
title_full_unstemmed Modeling Adsorption Data of Hydrocarbons on 13X Zeolite using the Gaussian Adsorption Isotherm Model
title_short Modeling Adsorption Data of Hydrocarbons on 13X Zeolite using the Gaussian Adsorption Isotherm Model
title_sort Modeling Adsorption Data of Hydrocarbons on 13X Zeolite using the Gaussian Adsorption Isotherm Model
topic isotherm
Gaussian model
alkanes
alkenes
aromatics
13X zeolite
Adsorption
Hydrocarbons
url http://hdl.handle.net/11073/4769