# Freundlich equation

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Freundlich equation

The Freundlich Adsorption Isotherm is an adsorption isotherm, which is a curve relating the concentration of a solute on the surface of an adsorbent, to the concentration of the solute in the liquid with which it is in contact.

The Freundlich Adsorption Isotherm is mathematically expressed as:$x/m=Kp^\left\{1/n\right\}$

or

:$x/m=Kc^\left\{1/n\right\}$

where

:x = mass of adsorbate :m = mass of adsorbent:p = Equilibrium pressure of adsorbate:c = Equilibrium concentration of adsorbate in solution.K and 1/n are constants for a given adsorbate and adsorbent at a particular temperature.

There are basically two well established types of adsorption isotherm:
*the Langmuir adsorption isotherm (see Langmuir equation)

The Langmuir adsorption isotherm describes quantitatively the build up of a layer of molecules on an adsorbent surface as a function of the concentration of the adsorbed material in the liquid in which it is in contact. In a modified form it can also describe a bi-layer deposition. The shape of the isotherm (assuming the (x) axis represents the concentration of adsorbing material in the contacting liquid) is a gradual positive curve that flattens to a constant value. It often represents an initial surface adsorption followed by a condensation effect resulting from extremely strong solute-solute interaction. In chromatography the Freundlich isotherm is not common, most adsorption processes are best described by the Langmuir isotherm.

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