Zeolite microporosity studied by molecular simulation

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 35, Issue 12-13, 2009, Pages 1105-1115

  Ban, Shuai ^a   Vlugt, Thijs J H ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Argon adsorption; Microporosity; Molecular simulation; Zeolites

Indexed keywords

ARGON ADSORPTION; MICROPORES; MOLECULAR SIMULATION; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; SIMULATION METHODS;

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; ARGON; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; MICROPOROSITY; MICROPOROUS MATERIALS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SILICATE MINERALS; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; ZEOLITES;

PORE SIZE;

EID: 70349584587     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020802660614     Document Type: Article

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