Physical adsorption involves weak van der Waals forces between adsorbate and adsorbent molecules, resulting in a reversible and multimolecular adsorption layer. Chemical adsorption forms stronger chemical bonds in an irreversible and unimolecular layer. Physical adsorption heat is small around 5 kcal/mol while chemical adsorption heat is much larger from 20-100 kcal/mol. Physical adsorption increases with lower temperature and higher pressure while chemical adsorption is less dependent on these factors.