Characterization of micro-mesoporous materials from nitrogen and toluene adsorption: Experiment and modeling

Peter I. Ravikovitch, Aleksey Vishnyakov, Alexander V. Neimark, Manuela M.L. Ribeiro Carrott, Patrícia A. Russo, Peter J. Carrott

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Abstract

Universal mechanisms of adsorption and capillary condensation of toluene and nitrogen on ordered MCM-41 and PHTS materials are studied by means of high-resolution experiments and Monte Carlo molecular simulations. A molecular simulation model of toluene adsorption in silica nanopores, which accounts for surface heterogeneity, and a hybrid molecular-macsroscopic method for pore size distribution (PSD) calculations have been developed. For a range of reference materials, the PSD results obtained from toluene isotherms are consistent with the results of nitrogen adsorption using the nonlocal density functional theory method.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)513-516
Number of pages4
JournalLangmuir
Volume22
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 17 2006
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Materials Science(all)
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Surfaces and Interfaces
  • Spectroscopy
  • Electrochemistry

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