Single-file diffusion in zeolites

A completely different situation arises in one-dimensional channels when the molecules are too large to pass each other. The transport can no longer be characterized by a Fickian model. Such behavior is discussed in this volume in the chapter Single-File Diffusion in Zeolites by Jorg Karger. 

Karger J (2008) Single-File Diffusion in Zeolites, in this volume... 

When investigating single-file diffusion in zeolites, one must face not only the general experimental problems of diffusion studies with zeolites, but also additional aggravations. These are due to possible transitions between the regimes of single-file and normal diffusion and the influence of the real structure on these transitions. There is also substantial need for a satisfactory and handy theoretical description of the expected processes. Sects. 2 and 3 of this chapter are devoted to this problem, while Sect. 4 provides a survey of the available experimental data in this rather new held of research. 

R170 J. Kaerger, Single-File Diffusion in Zeolites , in Molecular Sieves, eds. H. G. Karge and J. Weitkamp, Springer GmbH, 2008, Vol. 7, Adsorption and Diffusion, p. 329. 

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