againsl concentration of reacting substa bola, 



thai the laws of mass action (pa( In 



order t<> be able t<> determine whether Borne particular for 



ample, a fermentation process, or 1 1 e i bt -1 



ia caused by adsorption, we tnusl compare iti 

 cording to the same principles, with the typical ad A 



formula maj be used h natructing the curves In arrh • hi-. 



formula, two facts have to be remembered: I Aa adsorptioi 



and less and le8s <>f the free energy on the adsorbii 



in In' neutralized, the reaction slows off, until equilibrium i 



Tin- iimn- dilute tin' solul ion, I eater i^ ' r 



tents tu lir adsorbed, which means thai it" a is th< 



adsorbed from a certain solution, then, from a Bolution of I 



Btrength, Bomewhal less than 2 a will be adsorbed i.e., <« multipl 



by some rool of 2. Although the formula is one l • • ■ I < • 1 1 •_•■ i 1 1 lt to ti 



known as parabolic, it must no1 be assumed thai on which 



happens tn txiv.' such a parabolic curve (such as the combination I 



with hemoglobin under certain conditions 



dependent on adsorption. 



It must be understood thai although the Bubsti 

 from a Bolution by adsorption is no longer capable of contributing 

 conductivity or the osmotic pressure of the Bolution, i* 

 nut so firmly fixed that it can not be bcI tree again by purely mcchan 

 means, as by constanl dilution of the fluid. It' charcoal which i 

 Borbed sugar is placed in a dialyzer made of incur 



which allow BUgar bul UOl charcoal to pass thl r will 



gradually be removed if the dialyzer is immersed in runnii A 



certain equilibrium exists between the Bubsi idsorb* 



Bubstance still remaining in Bolution. It" tl nin- 



ishing by dialysis, the adsorption compound must break do 



tain the equilibrium. It is clear, hov 



will be extremely slow. The ability ol 



removal bj washing is taken advauti - bj nature in holding 



foodstuffs in the soil. 



Physiological Processes Depending on Adsorption 



Instances in which adsorption undoubl 

 part in physiological proi 



1. The action of en/\ I 7 1 



*_'. The combination of toxin with antitoxin 

 of adsorption rather than those of i 

 portant to note that w hen ti • 



