What shows a good adsorption is more significant Adsorption capacity qe or Higher Percentage removal (%R)? How do these two affect each other? How can we say an adsorbent is best in terms of these two??
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The term "Percentage Removal" suggests the amount of adsorbate removed by an adsorbent relative to the initial amount of adsorbate present in the solution. Other than temperature, this will depend on factors such as initial conditions of the adsorbent, that of the inert, equilibrium behavior etc.
In contrast, adsorption capacity may usually refer to the maximum amount of adsorbate that can be adsorbed by the adsorbed by a unit mass of adsorbent at a given temperature.
However, the term "Adsorption capacity" may be used in different other scenarios with different definitions. If you could give more specific context will be able explain better.
I hope this answers the question.
Chamuditha Benaragama sir I want to ask that if we say some adsorbent is best ...so we talk about its adsorption capacity or percentage removal.?
By increasing the absorption capacity, we can hope that the removal percentage will also increase.
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