The sorption of nitrogen in porous compacts of silica and zirconia powders
The sorption of nitrogen in porous compacts of silica and zirconia powders
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DOI:
10.1016/0021-9797(73)90046-5
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发表时间:
1973-03
影响因子:
9.9
通讯作者:
R. Avery;J. Ramsay
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作者:
R. Avery;J. Ramsay
Silica and zirconia (yttria stabilized) powders with an extremely small particle size (∼40 Å) and a narrow size distribution have been prepared by a vapor-phase condensation process which gave no strong particle agglomeration. The effect of compaction, over a pressure range up to 100 tons in−2, on the specific surface area and pore structure of these powders has been studied by measuring adsorption isotherms of nitrogen at −196°C; marked decreases in surface area, pore size and total pore volume occurred. The results are in close accord with a structural model for the compacts, consisting of regularly packed spherical particles with a coordination number controlled by the extent of compression. At the highest pressures of compaction Type I isotherms were obtained, an indication that with pores below some critical radius-estimated from the Kelvin equation as r̄ - 17 Å, the capillary condensation mechanism is no longer operative.