THERMODYNAMICS AND KINETICS OF ADSORPTION IN THE PRESENCE OF GEOMETRIC ROUGHNESS

We analyze in detail the thermodynamic properties and the kinetic feat ures of adsorption on fractal structures, focusing on those topics tha t can be useful in practical adsorption-based processes and highlighti ng the theoretical results that can be applied in the design of suitab le separation and sorption conditions. The development and the applica tion of thermodynamically consistent models of adsorption isotherms, e ncompassing the fractality of the adsorbent and the volume-to-surface effects in microporous fractal structures, are analyzed.