An isosteric method has been used to determine the adsorption equilibr
ium of hexane in silicalite-l from 333 K to 423 K, and loadings of 2.8
to 5.5 molecules per unit cell. The isosteric heats of adsorption, q(
st), and the differential molar entropies of adsorption, Delta S degre
es, have been calculated from the isosteres. Isotherms were also obtai
ned from the isosteres. All isotherms show an inflection at a coverage
of similar to 4 molecules per unit cell. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.
V.