Adsorption of n-alkanes on a graphitized carbon black and its activation products in dry air

Summary Adsorption of n-alkanes (n-heptane to n-decane) on a graphitized carbon black and its activation products in dry air was carried out by a gas chromatographic technique. Adsorption runs were performed at finite surface coverage, to obtain the surface area and the London component of the surface free energy of the solids from the adsorption isotherms. On the other hand, the adsorption of n-alkanes carried out at zero surface coverage gave the differential heats of adsorption. The results show that, after the activation in dry air of the graphitized carbon black used, the surface area has a linear relationship with the degree of activation, whereas the surface heterogeneity changes in a parabolic fashion.