Research Article

Reconsideration of the Adsorption/Desorption Characteristics with the Influences of Water in Unconventional Gas Systems

Table 2

Comparison of physical adsorption and chemisorption.

CharacteristicsPhysical adsorptionChemisorption

Adsorption forceVan der Waals’ forceChemical bond force
Adsorption heatApproximation of heat of liquefactionApproximation of chemical reaction heat
Adsorption temperatureLow (under critical temperature)Fairly high (outclass boiling point)
Adsorption rateFastSlow
SelectivitiesNoYes
Adsorbed layersMonolayer or multilayerMonolayer
Characteristics of desorptionComplete desorptionDifficulty with chemical reaction