We consider a two-dimensional mathematical model of sorption that allows for inner-diffusion kinetics as well as longitudinal and transverse diffusion. The inverse problem of determining the sorption isotherm from an experimental dynamic output curve is investigated for this model and stable solution methods are proposed for the inverse and the direct problem. The efficiency of the solution methods is explored in computer experiments.Keywords: mathematical sorption model, inverse problem, numerical methods.Large-diameter sorption columns are common in gas chromatography. Modeling of sorption processes in such columns requires two-and three-dimensional mathematical models. Mathematical modeling of pollutant propagation in groundwater also requires two-and three-dimensional mathematical models of sorption and diffusion. In this article we consider a mathematical model of sorption that allows for inner-diffusion kinetics as well as longitudinal and transverse diffusion [1,2]. For this mathematical model we investigate the inverse problem of determining the sorption isotherm from an experimental dynamic output curve and propose stable solution methods for the inverse and the direct problem. Inverse problems for one-dimensional mathematical models of sorption dynamics have been considered, e.g., in [3-5].
Two-Dimensional Sorption ModelWe consider a mathematical model of sorption that allows for inner-diffusion kinetics as well as longitudinal and transverse diffusion:D T u y (x, 0, t) = 0, D T u y (x, B, t) = 0, 0 < x < L, 0 < t ≤ T ,u(x, y, 0) = 0, a(x, y, 0) = 0, 0 ≤ x ≤ L, 0 ≤ y ≤ B.