2012
Results of an in-silico analysis of the kinetic information that can be deduced from step-response experiments on a reversible adsorption of a single component and on the rather simple archetypal heterogeneous reaction A + B C. The purpose of this study was to check how far and when transient methods are better than conventional steady-state methods to get faster and more detailed kinetics, easier model discrimination and reduced correlation between kinetic parameters. It appeared that this rather simple reaction already yields complex response curves if the sorption steps are not equilibrated. However, the kinetic parameters can be obtained if the sorption parameters are estimated from independent sorption experiments.
