scholarly journals Conducting Membranes and Coatings made from Redispersable Nanoscaled Crystalline SnO2:Sb Particles

1998 ◽  
Vol 520 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Goebbert ◽  
M. A. Aegerter ◽  
D. Burgard ◽  
R. Nass ◽  
H. Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Treatment ◽  
Pore Size Distribution ◽  
Pore Size ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Total Porosity ◽  
Solid Content ◽  
Visible Range ◽  
Inorganic Membranes ◽  
Separation Processes

ABSTRACTInorganic membranes prepared by the sol gel method are promising candidates for use as filters in separation processes. Conducting supported membranes and coatings have been produced from redispersable nanoscaled crystalline Sb-doped SnO2 powders with a Sb content up to 5 mole % (with respect to Sn). The crystalline particles are monosized (≅4 nm) and fully redispersable in aqueous solution at pH ≥ 8 with a solid content up to 70 wt. %. By thermal treatment at different temperatures and times, the pore size diameter of the material can be adjusted from 4 to 20 nm with a very narrow pore size distribution (∼ ±1 nm) and a total porosity of 63 %, practically independent of the sintering parameters. Uniaxial pressed substrates present similar characteristics with however larger pore size distribution (±5 nm) and 80 % total porosity. Their resistance decreases with sintering temperature and time down to 4 Ω (800 °C 8 h). Fully dispersed aqueous solutions of the powder (25 wt. %) were used to prepare transparent conducting coatings on glass or ceramics by spin-coating. After thermal treatment (1 hour at 550 °C) single layers 200 nm thick exhibited a typical specific electrical resistance ρ = 2.5·10−2 ωcm with transmission in the visible range measured against air of 90%.

Effect of heating and acid pre-treatment on pore size distribution of sepiolite

Clay Minerals ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 647-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Balci
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Treatment ◽  
Pore Size Distribution ◽  
Pore Size ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Total Porosity ◽  
Micropore Volume ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Bet Surface Area

AbstractDue to its channels of molecular dimensions and a high specific surface area, sepiolite has many industrial applications which require high resistance to thermal effects in addition to a large surface area. On heating, sorbed water molecules are removed causing changes in the pore size distribution. In this study, the effects of thermal treatment on the pore structure of sepiolite and the acid-treated sepiolite samples were investigated. The solid density of sepiolite, measured by a He displacement technique, was 2.08 g cm-3 and total porosity was ~0.58. Both of these values showed an increase at 100°C, then decreased with further temperature increase due to crystal deformation and channel plugging which occurred at elevated temperatures. The BET surface area of the original sepiolite was 148 m2 g-1, and increased to 263 m2 g-1 at 100°C and then started to decrease. Approximately 16% of the total volume was in the micropores at 100°C. The acid pre-activation caused restrictions in possible crystal deformation during thermal treatment. The micropore volume increased to 20% and BET surface area reached values >500 m2 g-1 for the acid-treated samples.

Thermal Conductivity of Sol-Gel Bonded Castables

2008 ◽  
Vol 368-372 ◽  
pp. 1146-1148
Author(s):  
Feng Cao ◽  
C.Y. Wang ◽  
P.S. Tang ◽  
C.Y. Lu ◽  
H.F. Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Pore Size Distribution ◽  
Pore Size ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Glassy Phase ◽  
Size Structure ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Refractory Castables ◽  
Silica Alumina ◽  
Alumina Sol

The silica-alumina sol bonding agent, prepared by the sol gel route from ethyl silicate and aluminium isopropanol, was utilized in the refractory castables. The influence of structure on the heat transfer has been investigated using different sorts of refractory matrix. The results indicated that the heat conductivity of sol-gel bonded castables was considerably affected by their structure. The phase composition of matrix, porosity, pore size distribution and pore size structure were the most important factors. Thermal conductivity has been measured from the ambient temperature up to 1250 °C. The influence of crystalline phases and the glassy phase formation and the influence of the pore size distribution on the thermal conductivity were also described in this work.

Theory of Nuclear Relaxation in Confining Systems. Application to Non Wetting Liquids in Porous Silica Glasses

1992 ◽  
Vol 290 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.-P. Korb ◽  
A. Delville ◽  
Shu Xu ◽  
J. Jonas
Keyword(s):  
Pore Size Distribution ◽  
Pore Size ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Sol Gel ◽  
Porous Silica ◽  
Nuclear Relaxation ◽  
Narrow Pore Size Distribution ◽  
Silica Glasses ◽  
Frequency Dependences ◽  
Wetting Liquid

AbstractThis work shows how the geometrical confinements enhances the nuclear relaxation of a non wetting liquid in a model porous systems. Application of the proposed theory is made to interpret the size and frequency dependences of the 1H relaxation of methylcyclohexane liquid in sol-gel porous silica glasses with narrow pore-size distribution.

scholarly journals COMPUTER SIMULATION OF RANDOM PACKINGS FOR SELF-SIMILAR PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS IN SOIL AND GRANULAR MATERIALS: POROSITY AND PORE SIZE DISTRIBUTION

Fractals ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (03) ◽  
pp. 1440009 ◽  
Author(s):  
MIGUEL ANGEL MARTÍN ◽  
FRANCISCO J. MUÑOZ ◽  
MIGUEL REYES ◽  
F. JAVIER TAGUAS
Keyword(s):  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Particle Size ◽  
Pore Size Distribution ◽  
Pore Size ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Total Porosity ◽  
Size Distributions ◽  
Particle Size Distributions ◽  
Self Similar ◽  
Random Packings

A 2D computer simulation method of random packings is applied to sets of particles generated by a self-similar uniparametric model for particle size distributions (PSDs) in granular media. The parameter p which controls the model is the proportion of mass of particles corresponding to the left half of the normalized size interval [0,1]. First the influence on the total porosity of the parameter p is analyzed and interpreted. It is shown that such parameter, and the fractal exponent of the associated power scaling, are efficient packing parameters, but this last one is not in the way predicted in a former published work addressing an analogous research in artificial granular materials. The total porosity reaches the minimum value for p = 0.6. Limited information on the pore size distribution is obtained from the packing simulations and by means of morphological analysis methods. Results show that the range of pore sizes increases for decreasing values of p showing also different shape in the volume pore size distribution. Further research including simulations with a greater number of particles and image resolution are required to obtain finer results on the hierarchical structure of pore space.

scholarly journals The effect of porosity on the reactivity of calcium sorbents

Mineralogia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-45
Author(s):  
Michał Wichliński ◽  
Rafał Kobyłecki
Keyword(s):  
Specific Surface ◽  
Pore Size Distribution ◽  
Pore Size ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Specific Surface Area ◽  
Total Porosity ◽  
Classical Procedure ◽  
Reactivity Indexes ◽  
Capacity Index

Abstract The current work presents the results of seven sorbent samples investigated with respect to SO2 capture. The sorbents’ reactivity and capacity indexes were determined, and the tests were carried out in accordance with the ‘classical’ procedure for limestone sorbents. The reactivity indexes (RIs) of the tested samples were in the range of 2.57 and 3.55 (mol Ca)/(mol S), while the absolute sorption coefficients as determined by the capacity index (CI) varied between 87.9 and 120.6 (g S)/(kg of sorbent). Porosimetric analysis was also carried out and the specific surface area of the samples was found to be between 0.2 and 1.7 m2/g. The number of micro-, meso- and macro-pores in individual samples was determined from the corresponding pore size distribution histograms, and the values of sorbent RIs and CIs were correlated with the samples’ total porosity and specific surface.

Pore size distribution and pore functional characteristics of soils as affected by rock fragments in the hilly regions of the Sichuan Basin, China

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Jiangwen Li ◽  
Zhen Han ◽  
Shouqin Zhong ◽  
Pengfei Gao ◽  
Chaofu Wei
Keyword(s):  
Pore Size Distribution ◽  
Pore Size ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Sichuan Basin ◽  
Total Porosity ◽  
Rock Fragment ◽  
Functional Characteristics ◽  
Rock Fragments ◽  
Hilly Region ◽  
Rock Fragment Content

Soil pore size distribution and pore functional characteristics are the most important for soil physical properties, water retention, and transmission. Furthermore, considerable amounts of rock fragments are present in hilly region soils. In this study, we discuss the pore size distribution and pore functional characteristics of soils as affected by rock fragments in the hilly regions of Sichuan Basin, China. The soil water characteristic curve was measured to calculate the soil total porosity and the ratio of equivalent pores in each diameter class. The results suggest that the soil total porosity decreases with increasing rock fragments size. The proportion of transmission pores increased gradually with increasing rock fragment content, whereas the fractions of storage pores and residual-bonding pores decrease gradually. Furthermore, the ratio of effective soil porosity to total porosity is higher than that of ineffective porosity to total porosity with increasing rock fragment content. In summary, increasing the rock fragment content can notably increase the proportion of soil transmission pores, thereby increasing soil aeration and water permeability. However, a high rock fragment content is not conducive to maintaining the water needed for normal plant growth.

Water retention of arctic zone soils (Spitsbergen)

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 439-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Melke ◽  
B. Witkowska-Walczak ◽  
P. Bartmiński
Keyword(s):  
Pore Size Distribution ◽  
Pore Size ◽  
Bulk Density ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Water Retention ◽  
Total Porosity ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Arctic Zone ◽  
Retention Characteristics

Abstract The water retention characteristics of the arctic zone soils ((TurbicCryosol (Skeletic), TurbicCryosols (Siltic, Skeletic) and BrunicTurbicCryosol (Arenic)) derived in different micro-relief forms were determined. Water retention curves were similar in their course for the mud boils, cell forms, and sorted circles ie for TurbicCryosols. For these forms, the mud boils showed the highest water retention ability, whereas the sorted circles - the lowest one. Water retention curves for the tundra polygons (Brunic TurbicCryosol, Arenic) were substantially different from these mentioned above. The tundra polygons were characterized by the lowest bulk density of 1.26 g cm-3, whereas the sorted circles (TurbicCryosol, Skeletic) - the highest: 1.88 g cm-3. Total porosity was the highest for the tundra polygons (52.4 and 55.5%) and the lowest - for the sorted circles (28.8 and 26.2%). Pore size distribution of the investigated soils showed that independently of depths, the highest content of large and medium pores was noticed for the tundra polygons ie 21.2-24.2 and 19.9-18.7%, respectively. The lowest content of large pores was observed for the cell forms (6.4-5.9%) whereas the mud boils exhibited the lowest amount of medium sized pores (12.2-10.4%) (both TurbicCryosols Siltic, Skeletic). The highest content of small pores was detected in the mud boils - 20.4 and 19.0%.

Fabrication of Multilayer Tubular Nanoporous Ceramic Membranes via Gel-Casting Followed by Dip-Coating

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Ahmadian Namini ◽  
A. A. Babaluo ◽  
M. Akhfash Ardestani ◽  
E. Jannatduost ◽  
M. Peyravi
Keyword(s):  
Pore Size Distribution ◽  
Pore Size ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Ceramic Membranes ◽  
Dip Coating ◽  
Solid Content ◽  
Porous Support ◽  
Gel Casting ◽  
Nano Alumina ◽  
Mercury Porosimeter

Multilayer tubular nanoporous ceramic membranes were successfully prepared via gel-casting followed by dip-coating. Tubular alumina porous support systems were manufactured by gel-casting method with pore size in the range of 100–600 nm. Interlayer and top-layer were fabricated with appropriate thickness, morphology and pore size distribution via dip-coating of submicron and nano alumina slurries respectively. The effects of the several parameters such as: solid content, dipping time, vacuum pressure, heating rate and number of coated layers on the structural properties of the prepared nanoporous ceramic membranes were studied to get an appropriate pore size and defect-free surface and then the optimum condition was presented. The morphology and surface quality of nanoporous ceramic membranes were investigated by optical microscopy (OM) and thickness of fabricated interlayer and top-layer were examined with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Mercury porosimeter measurements were performed to determine the open porosity, pore size and pore size distribution (PSD) of nanoporous ceramic membranes.

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