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Abstract
A three-phase model for adsorption in zeolite cavities is proposed. The adsorbed molecules are taken to be distributed between a surface layer and a dense phase filling the rest of the cavity volume. This model is a more realistic representation of molecules in zeolite cages especially at high pressures. The equation for the adsorption isotherm, based on this model, has two contributions: a surface term and a dense phase term. The dense phase contribution was estimated from a simple equation that obeys the limiting values at low and high pressures. The surface contribution can be estimated from the existing surface adsorption models. When all model parameters are estimated from molecular and literature data, the combination of the two terms was found to be an improvement over traditional treatment of adsorption data of a number of gases in zeolite-A for a wide range of pressures. However, new models for the adsorbed phase that account for sorbate-sorbate repulsive forces correctly are needed for accurate prediction of adsorption data.