Physical adsorption characterization of nanoporous materials: Progress and challenges

Adsorption

Volumn 20, Issue 2-3, 2014, Pages 233-250

  Thommes, Matthias ^a   Cychosz, Katie A ^a  

^a QUANTACHROME INSTRUMENTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Argon 87 K adsorption; DFT pore size distribution; Hierarchically structured materials; Hysteresis; Physical adsorption; Pore condensation

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE; HIERARCHICALLY-STRUCTURED MATERIALS; K ADSORPTION; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; NANO-POROUS MATERIALS; PHYSICAL ADSORPTION; PORE CONDENSATION; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION;

CHARACTERIZATION; HYSTERESIS; NANOPORES; PLASMA INTERACTIONS; PORE SIZE; POROUS MATERIALS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 84896731744     PISSN: 09295607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10450-014-9606-z     Document Type: Article

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