Adsorption in mesopores: A molecular-continuum model with application to MCM-41

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 53, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 3143-3156

  Sonwane, C G ^a   Bhatia, S K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Capillary condensation; Hysteresis; MCM 41; Mesopore; Multilayer isotherm

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; CAPILLARITY; CONDENSATION; DESORPTION; HYSTERESIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN; PORE SIZE; POROUS MATERIALS;

CAPILLARY CONDENSATION; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS;

GAS ADSORPTION;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 0032483592     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(98)00136-5     Document Type: Article

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