Fractional statistical theory of finite multilayer adsorption

Abstract

In the present paper, finite multilayer adsorption is described as a fractional statistics problem, based on Haldane's statistics. In this scheme, the Helmholtz free energy and its derivatives are written in terms of a parameter g, which relates to the configuration of the molecules in the adsorbed state. For values of g ranging between 0 and 1 the formalism is used to model experimental data of bovine serum albumin (BSA) adsorbed onto an ion exchange resin for different values of pH and temperature. Excellent agreement between theory and experiments was found.