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EXPERIMENT 5TITLE
Adsorption
OBJECTIVES
1.To determine the absorption isotherm of acetic acid on activated carbon.2.To determine the surface area of activated carbon.
THEORY
Adsorption is a process that occurs when a gas or liquidsoluteaccumulates on the surface of a solid or a liquid (adsorbent), forming a film of molecules or atoms (theadsorbate). Thematter that is attracting to the surface is call adsorbate and the matter that attract or whereothers matters adhere on is called adsorbent. It is different fromabsorption, in which asubstance diffuses into a liquid or solid to form a solution. The termsorptionencompasses both processes, whiledesorptionis the reverse process.Similar tosurface tension, adsorption is a consequence of surface energy. In a bulk material,  all the bonding requirements (be theyionic,covalent, or metallic) of the constituentatomsof  the material are filled by other atoms in the material. However, atoms on the surface of theadsorbent are not wholly surrounded by other adsorbent atoms and therefore can attractadsorbates. The exact nature of the bonding depends on the details of the species involved, but the adsorption process is generally classified as physisorption(characteristic of weak van der Waals forces) or chemisorption(characteristic of covalent bonding). Freundlich stated that the equation for adsorption isotherm can be written as : N = KC
a
Where; N = total number of mol adsorbate adsorbed by 1 g of activated carbonC = concentration at equilibriumK = constanta = constant (range between 0 – 1)
 
However, Langmuir introduced an equation for adsorption isotherm as follows :
 
Where,: surface fraction that is covered by the adsorbate moleculesWhere,: total number of mole adsorbate adsorbed by 1 g of the adsorbent to form a monolayer All of the equations on the aboce can be rearranged in the form of :-A plot of versus C will give a straight line with a slope of .If the cross section area (σ) of the absorbed molecule is known ( which area occupied by eachadsorbate molecule on the surface of adsorbent). The specific surface area, A (m
2
g
-1
) can becalculated using the following equation:A = σ x 10
-20
m
2
g
-1
Where,A = specific surface area of 1 g of solid (m
2
)= Avogrado number 
=
from the graph versus Cσ = cross sectional area of the adsorbate molecule
APPARATUS
Conical flask and stopper, beaker, pipette, glass rod, weighing bottle, volumetric flask 250cm
3
, burette 50 Ml
CHEMICALS
Activated carbon, Acetic acid (2M), pellet NaOH, standard solution of HCl (0.10 M), phenolphthalein
 
RESULTS
1.We prepared Standard solution of NaOH by using the formula;n = MV/ 1000= 0.1 M x 500 mL1000= 0.05 mol Mass of NaOH = n x molar mass, Mr of NaOH = 40g mol
-1
=0.05 mol x 40 g mol
-1 
= 2.0 g2.We used to prepare 250 mL of each of the following acetic solutions ; 0.01M, 0.05M,0.08M, 0.10M, 0.12M, and 0.15M. The concentration of Acetic Acid given is 2M.Therefore we can prepared each of the solution by dilution process :M
1
V
1
= M
2
V
2
1.0.01M of Acetic AcidM
1
V
1
= M
2
V
2
(2M) (V
1
) = (0.01M) (250mL)V
1
=1.25 mL2.0.05M of Acetic AcidM
1
V
1
= M
2
V
2
(2M) (V
1
) = (0.05M) (250mL)V
1
=6.25 mL 3.0.08M of Acetic AcidM
1
V
1
= M
2
V
2
(2M) (V
1
) = (0.08M) (250mL)V
1
=10 mL4.0.10M of Acetic Acid

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