Determination of the fractal dimension of alumina using adsorption: Challenges of choosing appropriate adsorbates and analysis methods

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 637-645

  Capitaine, Elsa M R ^a   Hill, Josephine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alumina; And adsorption; Characterisation; Fractal

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA CATALYSTS; ANALYSIS METHOD; CATALYST SURFACES; CHARACTERISATION; CHARACTERISTIC PARAMETER; CLASSICAL METHODS; DECISION PROCESS; DIFFERENT SIZES; FRACTAL GEOMETRY; ISO-PROPANOLS; N-BUTANE; POROUS STRUCTURES; SURFACE CHARACTERISATION; SURFACE GEOMETRIES;

ADSORBATES; ALUMINA; BUTANE; CATALYSTS; FRACTAL DIMENSION; FRACTALS; GEOMECHANICS; MOLECULES; SURFACES;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 84859648122     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: 1939019X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.20572     Document Type: Article

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