Optimal design of porous structures for the fastest liquid absorption

Langmuir

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 149-155

  Shou, Dahua ^a   Ye, Lin ^a   Fan, Jintu ^b   Fu, Kunkun ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^c TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION PROCESS; DYNAMIC ABSORPTION; DYNAMIC COMPETITIONS; LIQUID ABSORPTION; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MOISTURE MANAGEMENT; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; TWO-SECTION STRUCTURES;

CAPILLARY TUBES; PORE SIZE; POROUS MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

LIQUIDS;

SOLVENT;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ABSORPTION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; SOLVENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84892598827     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la4034063     Document Type: Article

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