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The following data were obtained for the adsorption of n-butane on a porous solid (catalyst).
| 
 Adsorbed amount in mmol/g  | 
||
| 
 Pressure (kPa)  | 
 85 °C  | 
 150 °C  | 
| 
 0.67  | 
 0.51  | 
 0.13  | 
| 
 1.33  | 
 0.85  | 
 0.25  | 
| 
 2.67  | 
 0.98  | 
 0.40  | 
| 
 5.33  | 
 1.09  | 
 0.59  | 
| 
 10.67  | 
 1.18  | 
 0.76  | 
| 
 21.33  | 
 1.25  | 
 0.89  | 
| 
 33.33  | 
 1.30  | 
 0.96  | 
If the area occupied by a n-butane molecule is 0.55 nm2 at 85 °C, estimate the surface area of the catalyst (in m2/g) assuming Langmuir adsorption isotherm.