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0.4

~)
0.3

~T
~ 0.2

0.1

(e)

I I I I I I
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
t(s)

Figure 7.21 Net rate of adsorption by a single adsorbent during a rapid pressure
swing. Curve (a): no mass transfer resistance; curve(b): mass transfer
coefficient k = l s -I, curve (c):k = 0.5s-t; curve (d):k =
0.25 s-t; curve (e): k = 0.1 s -1 (source: Sircar and Hanley 1995).