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February 1, 1938Journal of the American Chemical Society27,838 citations

Adsorption of Gases in Multimolecular Layers

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SBStephen BrunauerOrdnance SurveyPEP. H. EmmettUniversity of TorontoETEdward TellerUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Key Points

  • Formulate a comprehensive mathematical model to describe the physical adsorption of gases onto solid surfaces across multiple molecular layers.
  • Extended Langmuir's monolayer adsorption kinetic theory to treat multimolecular layer formation.
  • Derived mathematical expressions relating gas pressure, volume adsorbed, and heat of adsorption across successive layers.
  • Yielded the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) isotherm equation describing multilayer gas condensation on solid substrates.
  • Established a standard analytical method for determining the specific surface area of finely divided and porous solids.

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ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTAdsorption of Gases in Multimolecular LayersStephen Brunauer, P. H. Emmett, and Edward TellerCite this: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1938, 60, 2, 309–319Publication Date (Print):February 1, 1938Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 February 1938https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja01269a023https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01269a023research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views46810Altmetric-Citations21813LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access optionsGet e-Alertsclose Get e-Alerts

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