A Monte Carlo pore network for the simulation of porous characteristics of functionalized silica: Pore size distribution, connectivity distribution and mean tortuosities

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 59, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 5735-5749

  Armatas, Gerasimos S ^a   Pomonis, Philippos J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Dual site bond model; Functionalization; Mesoporous silica; Monte Carlo; Network model; Pore size simulation; Tortuosity

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

DUAL-SITE-BOND MODEL (DSBM); PORE CONNECTIVITY; POROUS NETWORKS;

POROUS MATERIALS;

PORE SIZE; POROUS MEDIUM; TORTUOSITY;

EID: 10044259625     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2004.06.047     Document Type: Article

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