Diffusion in nanoporous materials / Jörg Kärger, Douglas M. Ruthven, and Doros N. Theodorou.

"Atoms and molecules in all states of matter are subject to continuous irregular movement. This process, referred to as diffusion, is among the most general and basic phenomena in nature and determines the performance of many technological processes. This book provides an introduction to the fa...

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Main Author: Kärger, Jörg
Other Authors: Ruthven, Douglas M. (Douglas Morris), 1938-, Theodorou, Doros Nicolas
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Weinheim, Germany : Wiley-VCH, ©2012.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Introduction. 1. Elementary principles of diffusion
  • Part II: Theory. 2. Diffusion as a random walk
  • 3. Diffusion and non-equilibrium thermodynamics
  • 4. Diffusion mechanisms
  • 5. Single-file diffusion
  • 6. Sorption kinetics
  • Part III: Molecular modeling. 7. Constructing molecular models and sampling equilibrium probability distributions
  • 8. Molecular dynamics simulations
  • 9. Infrequent event techniques for simulating diffusion in microporous solids
  • Part IV: Measurement methods. 10. Measurement of elementary diffusion processes
  • 11. Diffusion measurement by monitoring molecular displacement
  • 12. Imaging of transient concentration profiles
  • 13. Direct macroscopic measurement of sorption and tracer exchange rates
  • 14. Chromatographic and permeation methods of measuring intraparticle diffusion
  • Part V: Diffusion in selected systems. 15. Amorphous materials and extracrystalline (meso/macro) pores
  • 16. Eight-ring zeolites
  • 17. Large pore (12-ring) zeolites
  • 18. Medium-pore (10-ring zeolites)
  • 19. Metal organic frameworks (MOFs)
  • Part VI: Selected applications. 20. Zeolite membranes
  • 21. Diffusional effects in zeolite catalysts.