Contents 1 Introductory remarks

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It is the objective of this volume to provide the interested reader with a collection of tutorial reviews by leading researchers in the field. These reviews provide a comprehensive overview of the current status of the field, including important recent developments. This volume is targeted at both the non-expert scientist as well as the expert who wants to expand his/her knowledge in allied areas. It is intended to be a complement to the existing excellent textbooks in the field. Guided by the idea of tutorial reviews, we provide here short introductory remarks to the various sections, as they appear in the table of contents. These are followed by a brief characterization of the individual papers to make their basic contents, as well as their interrelation, more transparent. 

For additional details on the use of this volume, see the introductory remarks for Parts A, B, C, and D, scan the Contents, and also note the Condensed Materials Group Index on the opposite page. 

There is not much to be added from the present point of view, and therefore there was no need to change the policy of presenting the data with regard to content. All quantities and symbols have been defined in the introductory remarks for each table. The less informed reader may, however, wish to consult the relevant literature which is cited. 

Abstract This introductory chapter provides some background information of the material to be presented experimental methods to measure adsorption equilibria of pure and mixed gases on inert porous solids. Applications of gas adsorption processes in science and technology are outlined. An overview of the contents of the book is given. Remarks on subjects, measurement methods and other fields of adsorption science which could not be considered within this monography are mentioned. Hints to respective literature and references are given. 

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