Two monolithic hydrocarbon adsorbers and a monolithic light-off catalyst were selected as adsorbents, and the adsorptive capacity of a hydrocarbon for the adsorbents was measured by using a precise volumetric adsorption apparatus. 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane and toluene vapors were chosen as adsorbates. Equilibrium experiments were carried out at three different temperatures of 303.15, 323.15, and 343.15 K. Adsorption data of each hydrocarbon was fitted to the well-known isotherms such as the Langmuir equation and the Freundlich equation. The Freundlich isotherm predicted equilibrium data better than the Langmuir isotherm. Furthermore, the surface energetic heterogeneity of the adsorbents was evaluated using the isosteric heat of adsorption based on Clausius-Clapeyron equation. The surface energetic heterogeneity of the adsorbents depended on the precious metal (PM) loading and H-ZSM5 loading. (C) 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.