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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Aug 17.
Published in final edited form as: J Phys Condens Matter. 2016 Aug 22;28(41):414019. doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/28/41/414019

Table 4.

Linear forms for the seven isothermal adsorption models.

Name Linear-form expression
Langmuir
1θeq=1kCeq+1α
Freundlich, ln θeq = ln KF + α ln Ceq
Temkin,
θeq=RTΔQlnK0+RTΔQlnCe
Kiselev,
1Ceq(1-θeq)=k1θeq+k1kn
Elovich,
lnθeqCeq=lnKE-θeq
Fowler–Guggenheim
lnCeq(1-θeq)θeq=-lnKFG+2θeqWRT
Hill–de Boer
lnCeq(1-θeq)θeq-θeq1-θeq=-lnK1-K2θeqRT