Ruby Chang

2017.07.02
 Physisorption  the imperfection of real
gases and the condensation of vapours
 Surface area and Pore size distribution
 Porosity  a fraction of the volume of voids
(empty) over the total volume, 0 - 1
 Most adsorbents 
◦ External surface: the envelope surrounding the
discrete particles or agglomerates
◦ Internal surface: comprises the walls of all cracks,
pores and cavities which are deeper than they are
wide
 Brunauer, Emmett, and Teller, BET
 SBET  amount of adsorbate needed to cover
the surface with a complete monolayer of
molecule
 On many solids the value of C for N2 gas
(>100)  the BET straight line passes
through the origin of the coordinate system.
 monolayer-multilayer formation is operative
and is not accompanied by micropore filling
 The account the possibility of micropore
filling or penetration into cavities of
molecular size.
 small specific surface areas (< 5 m2 g-1)
adsorptives with relatively low vapour
pressure  minimise the dead space
correction, preferably krypton or xenon at
liquid nitrogen temperature.
am (Kr) = 0.17—0.23 nm2; am (Xe) = 0.17—0.27 nm2