Fractal geometry concept in physical adsorption on solids

Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 1 C, 2003, Pages 133-167

  Terzyk, Artur P ^a   Gauden, Piotr A ^a   Kowalczyk, Piotr ^b  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adsorbents; Adsorption isotherm; Fractal dimension; Pore and surface fractal

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CARBON BLACK; FRACTALS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN; SILICA; SOLIDS; SURFACE TENSION;

FRACTAL ANALOG; FRACTAL DIMENSION; SURFACE FRACTAL;

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS;

EID: 0242725571     PISSN: 2193567X     EISSN: 21914281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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