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Measurement of Diffusion in Microporous Solids by Macroscopic Methods

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In this chapter the main macroscopic experimental methods for measuring diffusion in microporous solids are reviewed and the advantages and disadvantages of the various techniques are discussed. For several systems experimental measurements have been made by more than one technique, and in Part 3 the results of such comparative studies are reviewed. While in some cases the results show satisfactory consistency, there are also many systems for which the apparent intracrystalline diffusivities derived from macroscopic measurements are substantially smaller than the values from microscopic measurements such as PFG NMR. Recent measurements of the transient intracrystalline concentration profiles show that surface resistance and intracrystalline barriers are both more common and more important than has been generally recognized. This may explain such discrepancies. Part 4 comprises a brief review of recent experimental studies of diffusion in mesoporous silica structures, which, in contrast to zeolites, have a well-defined bimodal distribution of pore size.

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  1. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA

    Douglas M. Ruthven

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, WC1E 7JE, London, UK

    Stefano Brandani

  3. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, E3B 5A3, Fredericton, NB, Canada

    Mladen Eic

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Ruthven, D.M., Brandani, S., Eic, M. (2005). Measurement of Diffusion in Microporous Solids by Macroscopic Methods. In: Karge, H.G., Weitkamp, J. (eds) Adsorption and Diffusion. Molecular Sieves, vol 7. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3829_009

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