Grand canonical Monte-Carlo simulation study of xenon adsorption in a Vycor-like porous matrix

Adsorption

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 241-249

  Pellenq, R J M ^a   Rodts, S ^a   Pasquier, V ^a   Delville, A ^a   Levitz, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTALS; HYDROGEN BONDS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; MORPHOLOGY; OXYGEN; POROUS MATERIALS; SILICA; SILICON; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; XENON;

CAPILLARY CONDENSATION; GURVITCH RULE; HYSTERESIS LOOP; POROD LAW;

GAS ADSORPTION;

EID: 0034297478     PISSN: 09295607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008993328699     Document Type: Article

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