Handbook of Porous Solids

Ferdi Schuth studied chemistry and law in Munster, Germany. After he received his PhD, Schuth went to Minneapolis for a Post-Doc and then to Mainz University as habilitand. In 1995 he became professor in Frankfurt, Germany. Since 1998, Schuth is the Director at the Max-Planck-Institute fur Kohlenforschung. His research interests are in the area of materials science and catalysis, especially in the synthesis of catalyst materials. Even though Schuth is a relatively young scientist he is already well decorated with awards, e.g. the Leibniz-Award of the German Science Foundation. Kenneth Sing is an emeritus professor of Brunel University and visiting professor at Bristol University, both in the UK. He is co-author of the well-known book Adsorption, Surface Area and Porosity.

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