Thommes M (2004)
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Subtype: other
Publication year: 2004
Publisher: American Chemical Society
Book Volume: 20
Pages Range: 6482-6489-6489
Journal Issue: 15
DOI: 10.1021/la049939e
We consider mercury porosimetry from the perspective of the statistical thermodn. of penetration of a nonwetting liq. into a porous material under an external pressure. We apply d. functional theory to a lattice gas model of the system and use this to compute intrusion/extrusion curves. We focus on the specific example of a Vycor glass and show that essential features of mercury porosimetry expts. can be modeled in this way. The lattice model exhibits a symmetry that provides a direct relationship between intrusion/extrusion curves for a nonwetting fluid and adsorption/desorption isotherms for a wetting fluid. This relationship clarifies the status of methods that are used for transforming mercury intrusion/extrusion curves into gas adsorption/desorption isotherms. We also use Monte Carlo simulations to investigate the nature of the intrusion and extrusion processes. [on SciFinder(R)]
APA:
Thommes, M. (2004). Modeling Mercury Porosimetry Using Statistical Mechanics. Langmuir, 20(15), 6482-6489-6489. https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la049939e
MLA:
Thommes, Matthias. "Modeling Mercury Porosimetry Using Statistical Mechanics." Langmuir 20.15 (2004): 6482-6489-6489.
BibTeX: Download