Module 5 : Modern Characterization of materials

Lecture 27: Characterization of Powders, Porous Solids and Suspensions

Size of Pores (IUPAC Standard)

Porous material are classified according to the size of pores: material with pores less than 2 nm are called micropores , materials with pores between 2 and 50 nm are called mesopores , and material with pores greater than 50 nm are macrospores

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