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The existence of a skin resistance for adsorbate mass transport at the surface of a pelletized adsorbent particle or at the surface of adsorbent crystals within a particle has been proven by many macroscopic and microscopic experiments. An isothermal and isobaric column dynamic test method may be used to approximately estimate the relative magnitude of the skin resistance.
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Sircar, S. Remarks on adsorbent surface barrier to adsorbate mass transport. Adsorption 27, 167–170 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10450-020-00234-3
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