Intracrystalline molecular dynamics

The increase in time resolution of advanced sorption uptake methods and the joint use of sorption and radio-spectroscopic techniques allow for a more detailed analysis of the so-called "non-Fickian" behaviour of sorbing species in the intracrystalline bulk phase [18,28,29,76]. Correspondingly, information on molecular dynamics has been obtained for n-butane and 2-but ne in NFI zeolites by means of the single step frequency response method and C n.m.r. line-shape analysis [29]. As can be seen from Figures 4 and 5, the ad- / desorption for both sorbates proceeds very quickly, but with a... 

Abstract As a non-invasive technique, NMR spectroscopy allows the observation of molecular transport in porous media without any disturbance of their intrinsic molecular dynamics. The space scale of the diffusion phenomena accessible by NMR ranges from the elementary steps (as studied, e.g., by line-shape analysis or relaxometry) up to macroscopic dimensions. Being able to follow molecular diffusion paths from ca. 100 nm up to ca. 100 xm, PPG NMR has proven to be a particularly versatile tool for diffusion studies in heterogeneous systems. With respect to zeolites, PFG NMR is able to provide direct information about the rate of molecular migration in the intracrystalline space and through assemblages of zeolite crystallites as well as about possible transport resistances on the outer surface of the crystallites (surface barriers). 

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