Understanding errors in gas adsorption at low pressures: the case of direct air capture
摘要
Accurate experimental adsorption equilibrium measurements are necessary for benchmarking adsorbents, validating molecular simulations and setting up process simulations. Although many sources of errors in these measurements have been reported in the literature, the purity of the gas used is generally not considered a major problem as long as research grade gases are used. In this work, we propose that significant deviations in the measured isotherms can potentially arise due to the accumulation of impurities in the measurement cell, especially in the low-pressure region, which is important for systems dealing with low partial pressure, such as