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INTRODUCTION. Historical Aspects. Definitions, Terminology and Classification of Pore Structures. GENERIC METHODS FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF POROUS MATERIALS. Modelling of Ideal Pore Structure. Fractal Analysis. Microscopy and Stereology. Scattering and Diffraction Methods. Adsorption from Gas Phase. Adsorption from Liquid Phase. Capillarity and Fluid Displacement. Mercury Porosimetry. Fluid Flow. Thermoporometry. Surface Hydrophobicity/Hydrophilicity. Surface Acidity. NMR Techniques. Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy. GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR SYNTHESIS AND MODIFICATION OF POROURS MATERIALS. CLASSES OF MATERIALS. Clathrates and Inclusion Compounds. Crystalline Microporous Solids. Porous Metal Organic Frameworks. Layered Structures and Pillared Layered Structures. Ordered Mesoporous Oxides. Porous Glasses. Other Oxides. Carbons. Porous Polymers and Resins. Aerogels. Macroporous Solids. Miscellaneous. MASS TRANSFER IN POROUS MATERIALS. Diffusion and Adsorption in Porous Media. Transport Phenomena and Reaction in Porous Media. TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS. Technical Adsorption of Gases. Membrane Technology. Drying Processes. Liquid Separation. Gas Liquid Chromatography. Environmental Protection. Water Treatment. Respiratory Protection. Catalysis. Pharmaceutical Application. Cements. Optically and Electronically Functional Materials. Miscellaneous and Novel Applications.

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PorosityMaterials scienceGeologyGeotechnical engineering

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Ferdi Schüth, K. S. W. Sing, Jens Weitkamp (2002). Handbook of Porous Solids. . https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527618286

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