Pore size distribution results

Typical pore size distributions result in mean pore diameters of around 15 //m. Even long and intensive efforts did not succeed in decreasing this value decisively in order to enable production of micropo-rous pocketing material resistant to penetration [65, 66], In practice PVC separators prove themselves in starter batteries in climatically warmer areas, where the battery life is however noticeably reduced because of increased corrosion rates at elevated temperature and vibration due to the road condition. The failure modes are similar for all leaf separator versions shedding of positive active mass fills the mud room at the bottom of the container and leads to bottom shorts there, unless — which is the normal case — the grids of the positive electrodes are totally corroded beforehand. 

These results lead to the following interpretation (1) the thermal oxidative elimination always leads to microporous silica, whatever the nature of the molecular precursor (2) narrow pore size distributions result from chemical treatment of xerogels with rigid precursors (3) there is always some discrepancy between the size of the pores and the size of the organic moiety, the pores always being larger. 

The customary definition of this distribution is that 80% of pore volume consists of pores whose size fall within 10% of the average pore size. Such narrow pore size distribution results from the narrow size distribution of alkali-borate heterogeneities formed in alkali-boro-silicate glasses during their thermal treatment. The uniformity of the kinetics... 

Table III shows some tortuosity values for various sandstones, where rc is the tortuosity value computed from equation 61. We observe that the prediction by equation 61 is poor because of the heterogeneity of the sandstones. Hence, whenever possible, the measured value should be used. The tortuosity value can be estimated rather well from the pore size distribution results with a proper pore structure model (31).

Typical pore size distributions result in mean pore diameters of around 15 (xm. Even long and intensive efforts did not succeed in decreasing this value decisively... 

The method to be described determines the pore size distribution in a porous material or compacted powder surface areas may be inferred from the results. 

Foster s neglect of the role of the adsorbed film was unavoidable in the then absence of any reliable information as to the thickness of the film. It is now known that in fact the effect of the film on the calculated result is far from negligible, as will be demonstrated shortly. Since, however, all the methods of calculating pore size distributions involve a decision as to the upper limit of the range to be studied, this question needs to be discussed first. In effect one has to choose a point corresponding to point G in Fig. 3.1, where the mesopores are deemed to be full up. If the isotherm takes the course GH there are no further cores to be considered in any case but if it swings upwards as at GH, the isotherm is usually so steep that the Kelvin-type approach becomes too inaccurate (cf. p. 114) to be useful. 

The significance of the various columns is explained in the notes below the table, which enable the calculations of 6v l6r to be followed through. Only the first few lines are reproduced, by way of illustration the pore size distribution curve resulting from the complete table is given in Fig. 3.18 (Curve A), as a plot of 6i j6r against f. 

Pore size distribution—comparison of results by mercury porosimetry and by adsorption of nitrogen... 

It would be difficult to over-estimate the extent to which the BET method has contributed to the development of those branches of physical chemistry such as heterogeneous catalysis, adsorption or particle size estimation, which involve finely divided or porous solids in all of these fields the BET surface area is a household phrase. But it is perhaps the very breadth of its scope which has led to a somewhat uncritical application of the method as a kind of infallible yardstick, and to a lack of appreciation of the nature of its basic assumptions or of the circumstances under which it may, or may not, be expected to yield a reliable result. This is particularly true of those solids which contain very fine pores and give rise to Langmuir-type isotherms, for the BET procedure may then give quite erroneous values for the surface area. If the pores are rather larger—tens to hundreds of Angstroms in width—the pore size distribution may be calculated from the adsorption isotherm of a vapour with the aid of the Kelvin equation, and within recent years a number of detailed procedures for carrying out the calculation have been put forward but all too often the limitations on the validity of the results, and the difficulty of interpretation in terms of the actual solid, tend to be insufficiently stressed or even entirely overlooked. And in the time-honoured method for the estimation of surface area from measurements of adsorption from solution, the complications introduced by... 

Activated carbons are made by first preparing a carbonaceous char with low surface area followed by controlled oxidation in air, carbon dioxide, or steam. The pore-size distributions of the resulting products are highly dependent on both the raw materials and the conditions used in their manufacture, as maybe seen in Figure 7 (42). 

The erosion of graphite in nozzle appHcations is a result of both chemical and mechanical factors. Changes in temperature, pressure, or fuel-oxidizing ratio markedly affect erosion rates. Graphite properties affecting its resistance to erosion include density, porosity, and pore size distribution... 

An illuminating example is the effect of Ostwald ripening on pore size distribution in a sintered body, resulting from vacancy transfer from the smaller to the larger pores, where the decrease in the number and die increase in average diameter of the pores can be clearly seen. The disnibutioii curve for... 

If the pore size distribution is finally the result of Ostwald ripening, it follows that Di oc... 

The advantage of sol-gel technology is the ability to produce a highly pure y-alumina and zirconia membrane at medium temperatures, about 700 °C, with a uniform pore size distribution in a thin film. However, the membrane is sensitive to heat treatment, resulting in cracking on the film layer. A successful crack-free product was produced, but it needed special care and time for suitable heat curing. Only y-alumina membrane have the disadvantage of poor chemical and thermal stability. 

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