Comment on "The general theory of diffusion in a mixture of molecules coadsorbed on a homogeneous two-dimensional lattice" by A. Tarasenko, Chemical Engineering Science, 206 (2019) 261–271. (29th June 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhdanov, Vladimir P.
• Is Part Of: Chemical engineering science. Volume 219(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-06-29
• Subjects: Surface diffusion -- Lateral interactions -- Onsager relations; Chemical engineering -- Periodicals; Génie chimique -- Périodiques; Chemical engineering; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 660
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2020.115595
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0009-2509

Abstract

Abstract: The general equations describing the effect of lateral interactions on diffusion of particles adsorbed or coadsorbed on a two-dimensional lattice were derived and published by the author of this Letter in the eighties. A. Tarasenko claims that those equations are "wrong" and presents his own equations. I show that the latter equations are identical to the former ones, and accordingly Tarasenko's claim is invalid. Some other shortcomings of Tarasenko's reports are indicated and discussed.