Some intriguing items in the history of adsorption

摘要: Abstract Clay was already used in antiquity as a drying and bleaching agent, carrier for paints, various medical purposes. Sand applied water desalination. Charcoal recommended an antidote Based on Lowitz' discovery of the decolorizing effect 1785, charcoal purification first sugar. The patents Ostrejko 1900 opened way its industrial application. Already Bible we find description adsorption experiment. systematic research began 1773 when Scheele observed air by using volumetric apparatus. measuring instruments were hygrometers described Nicholas Cues 1450, Alberti Leonardo da Vinci: balances loaded with textile fibers. 1833 Talabot installed conditioning apparatus to proof raw silk imported from China. Starting Emich 1912, electronic microbalances developed sensitive investigate adsorption. On other hand disturbances adsorbed layers impeded metrological weighings. At end 19th century Mitscherlich, Chappuis Kayser measured isotherms. method most successful one Brunauer, Emmett Teller set prototype many devoted measure surface area porosity [1, 2].