Research Article

Statistical Physics Modeling of Sorption Isotherms of Aluminum, Iron, and Indium on Tetraphenylporphyrin (H2TPP) and Tetrakis(4-tolylphenyl)porphyrin (H2TTPP): Phenomenological Investigation of Metalloporphyrins at the Molecular Level

Table 5

Values of the molar adsorption energies for AlCl3 and FeCl3 adsorptions and and for InCl3 adsorption given in modulus values at 290, 300, 310, 320, and 330 K.

Adsorption systemAdsorption energy290 K300 K310 K320 K330 K

System (a): AlCl3-H2TTPP (kJ/mol)61.4 (±2.1)69.5 (±2.3)70.6 (±3.1)75.4 (±2.9)80.3 (±3.9)
System (a): AlCl3-H2TPP (kJ/mol)48.4 (±2.1)57.2 (±2.4)60.2 (±1.8)63.4 (±3.1)67.4 (±2.9)
System (b): FeCl3-H2TTPP (kJ/mol)32.9 (±1.8)36.4 (±1.7)38.7 (±2.5)40.8 (±2.2)43.1 (±2.3)
System (b): FeCl3-H2TPP (kJ/mol)30.2 (±1.9)33.6 (±1.8)36.7 (±1.8)38.4 (±2.1)40.9 (±2.2)
System (c): InCl3-H2TTPP (kJ/mol)26.4 (±2.3)30.4 (±1.6)33.5 (±1.5)36.8 (±1.9)38.7 (±1.7)
(kJ/mol)17.2 (±1.2)20.4 (±1.5)23.3 (±1.4)25.7 (±1.1)28.8 (±1.6)
System (c): InCl3-H2TPP (kJ/mol)22.3 (±2.7)26.1 (±2.4)29.4 (±2.1)33.1 (±1.9)35.6 (±1.8)
(kJ/mol)12.7 (±1.5)16.7 (±1.6)18.9 (±2.0)20.4 (±2.1)21.1 (±1.8)