Measurements of the wettability of catalyst support materials using the Washburn capillary rise technique

Powder Technology

Volumn 276, Issue , 2015, Pages 123-128

  Jaine, Jacob Evan ^a   Mucalo, Michael Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Catalyst support; Contact angle; Powder wettability; Washburn capillary rise

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CONTACT ANGLE; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; REACTION RATES; SOLVENTS; WETTING;

ALUMINA SUPPORT; CAPILLARY RISE; CATALYST SUPPORT MATERIAL; MEASUREMENTS OF; MICRO-CRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; TETRA-HYDROFURAN; WETTING BEHAVIOUR; WETTING PROPERTY;

CATALYST SUPPORTS;

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; HYDROXYAPATITE; MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE; ORGANIC SOLVENT; TETRAHYDROFURAN;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST SUPPORT; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; OVEN DRYING; PROCESS DESIGN; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASHBURN CAPILLARY RISE TECHNIQUE; WETTABILITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84923883847     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2015.02.026     Document Type: Article

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