Adsorption by Powders and Porous Solids

Jean Rouquerol is the former Director of the CNRS Thermodynamics and Microcalorimetry Center in Marseilles, France and is now Emeritus Director of Research at the MADIREL Laboratory, Aix-Marseille University, France. He is a leading authority on adsorption thermodynamics, thermal analysis methodology and adsorption calorimetry. Françoise Rouquerol leads a Research team at the Centre de Thermodynamique et de Microcalorimetrie and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Marseille, France. She is also a Senior Professor at the University of Provence, France. Kenneth Sing (1925-2016) was an Emeritus Professor at Brunel University and Visiting Professor at Bristol University, both in the UK. He was an influential figure in colloid and surface science and was co-author of the well-known book Adsorption, Surface Area and Porosity.

Preface. List of Main Symbols. Introduction. Thermodynamics of Absorption at the Gas—Solid Interface. Methodology of Adsorption at the Gas—Solid Interface. Interpretation of Physisorption Isotherms at the Gas—Solid Interface. Adsorption at the Liquid—Solid Interface: Thermodynamics and Methodology. Assessment of Surface Area. Assessment of Mesoporosity. Assessment of Microporosity. Adsorption by Active Carbons. Adsorption by Metal Oxides. Adsorption by Clays, Pillared layer Structures and Zeolites. Properties of Some Novel Adsorbents. General Conclusions and Recommendations. Index.