ISOFIT - A program for fitting sorption isotherms to experimental data

Isotherm expressions are important for describing the partitioning of contaminants in environmental systems. ISOFIT (Isotherm Fitting Tool) is a software program that fits isotherm parameters to experimental data via the minimization of a weighted sum of squared error (WSSE) objective function. ISOFIT supports a number of isotherms, including several dual-mode isotherms that combine Freundlich, Langmuir, and Polanyi expressions with a linear partitioning term. To minimize the WSSE objective function, ISOFIT utilizes a hybrid optimization procedure that combines particle swarm optimization with Levenberg-Marquardt nonlinear regression. An initial swarm optimization step identifies promising solutions while circumventing local minima and the follow-on regression step provides local refinement and facilitates the calculation of numerous regression statistics. To demonstrate ISOFIT and evaluate its performance, the program was applied to a readily available sorption dataset and benchmarked against results generated using the MS Excel solver package.

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