Chemistry: Graduate Lecture Series: (CA7) Sorption In Porous Media (3L)

CATALYSIS (CA)

(CA7) Sorption In Porous Media (3L)

Porous materials are widely used in catalysis. Capillary condensation of various gases is used for structural characterisation of porous materials in terms of porosity, internal surface area and distribution of the pore sizes. In these lectures, we consider mechanisms of capillary condensation and discuss such physical phenomena as hysteresis, avalanches and continuous/discontinuous phase transitions. The emphasis is made on the theoretical approaches used for description of condensation in confined space.

Postgraduates in the Department of Chemistry

Lecture

1 hour