Characterization of Porous Solids VII : Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on the Characterization of Porous Solids (COPS-VII), Aix-en-Provence, France, 26-28 May 2005

The 7th International Symposium on the Characterization of Porous Solids (COPS-VII) was held in the Congress Centre in Aix-en-Provence between the 25th-28th May 2005. The symposium covered recent results of fundamental and applied research on the characterization of porous solids. Papers relating to characterization methods such as gas adsorption and liquid porosimetry, X-ray techniques and microscopic measurements as well as the corresponding molecular modelling methods were given. These characterization methods were shown to be applied to all types of porous solids such as clays, carbons, ordered mesoporous materials, porous glasses, oxides, zeolites and metal organic frameworks. * 36 oral presentations and 166 posters and around 230 guests from 27 countries. * A large part of this symposium was devoted to the use computational methods to characterise porous solids Content: Foreword Pages v-vi P.L. Llewellyn Effect of pore morphology and topology on capillary condensation in nanopores: a theoretical and molecular simulation study Original Research Article Pages 1-8 R.J.-M. Pellenq, B. Coasne, R.O. Denoyel, J. Puibasset Density functional theory model of adsorption on amorphous and microporous solids Original Research Article Pages 9-16 Peter I. Ravikovitch, Alexander V. Neimark Thickness of adsorbed nitrogen films in SBA-15 silica from small-angle neutron diffraction Original Research Article Pages 17-24 A. Schreiber, I. Ketelsen, G.H. Findenegg, E. Hoinkis Strong light scattering upon capillary condensation in silica aerogels Original Research Article Pages 25-32 G. Reichenauer, J. Manara, H. Weinläder Characterisation of porous solids from nanometer to micrometer range by capillary condensation Original Research Article Pages 33-40 R. Denoyel, M. Barrande, I. Beurroies Characterization of zeolite membrane quality by using permporosimtrey Original Research Article Pages 41-48 Kazuyuki Nakai, Kaori Nakamura, Jun Kaneshiro, Masahiko Matukata Is the BET equation applicable to microporous adsorbents? Original Research Article Pages 49-56 J. Rouquerol, P. Llewellyn, F. Rouquerol A new classification of pore sizes Original Research Article Pages 57-62 T.J. Mays Characterization of nanoporous carbons Original Research Article Pages 63-70 T.X. Nguyen, S.K. Bhatia Adsorption and neutron scattering studies: a reliable way to characterize both the mesoporous MCM-41 and the filling mode of the adsorbed species Original Research Article Pages 71-78 N. Floquet, J.P. Coulomb, P.L. Llewellyn, G. André, R. Kahn Absolute assessment of adsorption-based microporous solid characterisation methods Original Research Article Pages 79-86 M.J. Biggs, A. Buts, Q. Cai, N.A. Seaton Molecular modeling of mercury porosimetry Original Research Article Pages 87-94 F. Porcheron, P.A. Monson, M. Thommes Predicting ambient temperature adsorption of gases in active carbons Original Research Article Pages 95-103 M.B. Sweatman, N. Quirke, P. Pullumbi Characterisation of periodic mesoporous silicas using molecular simulation Original Research Article Pages 105-112 M. Pérez-Mendoza, C. Schumacher, N.A. Seaton Structural characterization of porous carbonaceous materials using high-pressure adsorption measurements Original Research Article Pages 113-120 Y. Belmabkhout, M. Frère, G. De Weireld Microcalorimetric characterization of hydrogen adsorption on nanoporous carbon materials Original Research Article Pages 121-128 Akihiko Matsumoto, Kazumasa Yamamoto, Tomoyuki Miyata Effect of thermal treatments on the surface chemistry of oxidized activated carbons Original Research Article Pages 129-136 J. Ruiz-Martínez, E.V. Ramos-Fernández, A. Sepúlveda-Escribano, F. Rodríguez-Reinoso Digital reconstruction of silica gels based on small angle neutron scattering data Original Research Article Pages 137-144 J.D.F. Ramsay, M. Kainourgiakis, Th.A. Steriotis, A.K. Stubos The impact of mesoporosity on microporosity assessment by CO 2 adsorption, revisited Original Research Article Pages 145-152 S. Brouwer, J.C. Groen, L.A.A. Peffer A Monte Carlo study of capillary condensation of krypton within realistic models of templated mesoporous silica materials Original Research Article Pages 153-160 Francisco R. Hung, Benoit Coasne, Keith E. Gubbins, Flor R. Siperstein, Matthias Thommes, Malgorzata Sliwinska-Bartkowiak Using molecular simulation to characterise metal-organic frameworks and judge their performance as adsorbents Original Research Article Pages 161-168 Tina Düren, Randall Q. Snurr Stability of porous carbon structures obtained from reverse monte carlo using tight binding and bond order hamiltonians Original Research Article Pages 169-176 S.K. Jain, J. Fuhr, R.J-M Pellenq, J.P. Pikunic, C. Bichara, K.E. Gubbins Simulation of mercury porosimetry using MRI images of porous media Original Research Article Pages 177-184 Matthew J. Watt-Smith, Sean P. Rigby, J.A. Chudek, Robin S. Fletcher Adsorption and microcalorimetric measurements on activated carbons prepared from polyethylene terephtalate Original Research Article Pages 185-192 M.C. Almazán-Almazán, M. Domingo-Carcía, I. Fernández-Morales, F.J. López-Garzon, I. Rodríguez-Ramos, A. Guerrero-Ruiz, A. Martínez-Alonso Compressing some sol-gel materials and reduces their stiffness: a textural analysis Original Research Article Pages 193-200 C.J. Gommes, N. Job, S. Blacher, J.-P. Pirard Characterisation of new Pd/hierarchical macro-mesoporous ZrO 2 , TiO 2 , and ZrO 2 -TiO 2 catalysts for toluene total oxidation Original Research Article Pages 201-208 H.L. Tidahy, S. Siffert, J.-F. Lamonier, E.A. Zhilinskaya, A. Aboukaïs, Z.Y. Yuan, A. Vantomme, B.-L. Su, X. Canet, G. Deweireld, M. Frère Characterisation of palladium supported on exchanged BEA and FAU zeolites for VOCs catalytic oxidation Original Research Article Pages 209-216 H.L. Tidahy, S. Siffert, J.-F. Lamonier, E.A. Zhilinskaya, A. Aboukaïs, B.-L. Su, X. Canet, G. Deweireld, M. Frère, J-M Gireaudon, G. Leclercq Comparison of transport characteristics and textural properties of porous material; the role of pore sizes and their distributions Original Research Article Pages 217-224 Vladimír Hejtmánek, Petr Schneider, Karel Soukup, Olga àolcová Effect of noble metal deposition in zeolitic structures on their adsorption capacities Original Research Article Pages 225-232 X. Canet, J. Nokerman, M. Frère, H.L. Tidahy, S. Siffert, B.-L. Su Influence of the Bentonite/Titania ratio on the textural characteristics of incorporated ceramics for photocatalytic destruction of volatile organic compounds Original Research Article Pages 233-240 M. Yates, J.C. Martin, P. Ávila, F.J. Gil-Llambias Simultaneous determination of intrinsic adsorption and diffusion of n-butane in activated carbons by using the TAP reactor Original Research Article Pages 241-247 V. Fierro, Y. Schuurman, C. Mirodatos Porous carbon deposits in controlled fusion reactor: adsorption properties and structural characterization Original Research Article Pages 249-256 C. Martin, M. Richou, C. Brosset, W. Sakaily, B. Pégourié, P. Roubin Characterization of the porosity of a microporous model carbon Original Research Article Pages 257-264 Q. Cai, A. Buts, N.A. Seaton, M.J. Biggs Qualitative assessment of the purity of multi-walled carbon nanotube samples using krypton adsorption Original Research Article Pages 265-271 C.J. Gommes, F. Noville, C. Bossuot, J.-P. Pirard Study of the anomalous behaviour of MFI zeolites towards nitrogen adsorption Original Research Article Pages 273-278 Elpiniki Panayi, Charis R. Theocharis Characterization of alkaline post-treated ZSM-5 zeolites by low temperature nitrogen adsorption Original Research Article Pages 279-286 Yousheng Tao, Hirofumi Kanoh, Johan C. Groen, Katsumi Kaneko Kureha activated carbon characterized by the adsorption of light hydrocarbons Original Research Article Pages 287-294 W. Zhu, J.C. Groen, A. van Miltenburg, F. Kapteijn, J.A. Moulijn Water adsorption/desorption isotherms for characterization of microporosity in sandstone and carbonate rocks Original Research Article Pages 295-302 H. Fischer, N.R. Morrow, G. Mason Determination of pore-size distributions of highly-connected networks with assisted-filling characteristics Original Research Article Pages 303-310 Fernando Rojas, Carlos Felipe, Isaac Kornhauser, Salomón Cordero Large-scale simulations of poly(propylene oxide)amine/Na + -montmorillonite and poly(propylene oxide) ammonium/Na + -montmorillonite using a molecular dynamics approach Original Research Article Pages 311-318 P. Boulet, H.C. Greenwell, B. Chen, A.A. Bowden, I. Beurroies, F. Salles, P.V. Coveney, J.R.G. Evans, A. Whiting A comparison of characterization methods based on N 2 and CO 2 adsorption for the assessment of the pore size distribution of carbons Original Research Article Pages 319-326 C.O. Ania, J.B. Parra, F. Rubiera, A. Arenillas, J.J. Pis Adsorption of nitrogen, hydrogen and carbon dioxide on alumina-pillared clays Original Research Article Pages 327-334 A. Gil, R. Trujillano, M.A. Vicente, S.A. Korili CH 4 adsorption in Faujasite systems: Microcalorimetry and Grand Canonical Monte Carlo simulations Original Research Article Pages 335-342 G. Maurin, P.L. Llewellyn, R.G. Bell Amino-functionalized low density silica xerogels seen by different characterization methods Original Research Article Pages 343-350 J. Mrowiec-Bialoń CO 2 adsorption in synthetic hard carbons Original Research Article Pages 351-356 G. Reichenauer Characterisation of nanoporous aluminosilicate monoliths derivatised with metal cations for selective propene-propane adsorption Original Research Article Pages 357-364 M. Kargol, J. Zajac, D.J. Jones, J. Rozière, A.B. Jarzbski Comparison of nitrogen and carbon dioxide as molecular probes of low surface area carbonaceous materials Original Research Article Pages 365-374 M. Schneemilch, L. Bellarosa, K. Nakai, N. Quirke Water sorption in hydrophobic porous materials: isotherm shapes and their meanings for the mesoporous MCM-41 and the microporous AIPO 4 -5 Original Research Article Pages 375-382 N. Floquet, J.P. Coulomb, G. André, R. Kahn Uncertainty in α s analyses and pore volumes propagated from uncertainty in gas adsorption data Original Research Article Pages 383-388 A. Badalyan, P. Pendleton Uncertainty in amount adsorbed and surface excess from uncertainty in high-pressure gas adsorption data Original Research Article Pages 389-396 P. Pendleton A new methodology to characterize the porosity of Y zeolites by liquid chromatography Original Research Article Pages 397-406 L. Teyssier, E. Guillon, M. Thomas Study of the microporous texture of active carbons by Small Angle Neutron Scattering Original Research Article Pages 407-413 N. Cohaut, J.M. Guet, O. Manfroi, A. Albiniak, G. Furdin Characterisation of nanostructured materials by combination of neutron scattering and 3D stochastic reconstruction techniques Original Research Article Pages 415-422 E.S. Kikkinides, K.L. Stefanopoulos, Th.A. Steriotis, A.Ch. Mitropoulos, N.K. Kanellopoulos Hydrogen storage in nanoporous carbons Original Research Article Pages 423-430 O.Y. Odunsi, Y. He, T.J. Mays Migration of siloxane polymer in ordered mesoporous MCM-41 silica channels Original Research Article Pages 431-437 J. Goworek, A. Borówka, R. Zaleski The sorption dynamics of propane, i -butane and neopentane in carbon nanotubes Original Research Article Pages 439-446 J. Valyon, Zs. Ötvös, Gy. Onyestyák, L.V.C. Rees Adsorption and diffusion kinetics of alkanes (C 3 &C 5 ) on different CaA adsorbents Original Research Article Pages 447-453 F. Benaliouche, M. Fodil Cherif, S. Belkhiri, Y. Boucheffa Transport properties of catalyst supports derived from a catalytic test reaction Original Research Article Pages 455-462 D. Enke, F. Friedel, T. Hahn, F. Janowski Ellipsometric study of porosity distribution in hybrid silica-based sol-gel films Original Research Article Pages 463-469 L. Wil·aw-Solny, A. Kudl·a, J. Mrowiec-Bial·oń, A.B. Jarzbski Positronium annihilation study of as-synthesized MCM-41 silica under pressure Original Research Article Pages 471-478 R. Zaleski, J. Goworek, A. Borówka Structure-adsorptive characteristics of template-based mesoporous silicas containing residues of some phosphorus acids derivatives in their surface layer Original Research Article Pages 479-486 O.A. Dudarko, I.V. Melnyk, Yu.L. Zub, A. Dbrowski Melting of atomic layers in carbon nanotubes Original Research Article Pages 487-494 Lucyna Firlej, Bogdan Kuchta Molecular simulation study on the structure of templated porous materials obtained from different inorganic precursors Original Research Article Pages 495-502 A. Patti, A.D. Mackie, F.R. Siperstein The structure of high-pressure adsorbed fluids in slit-pores Original Research Article Pages 503-509 Suresh K. Bhatia, Thanh X. Nguyen, Kien Tran, David Nicholson Monte Carlo simulation of the isosteric heats—implications for the characterisation of porous materials Original Research Article Pages 511-518 Yufeng He, Nigel A. Seaton Pore size distribution in microporous carbons obtained from molecular modeling and density functional theory Original Research Article Pages 519-526 Vanessa Fierro, Gemma Bosch, Flor R. Siperstein Modeling triblock surfactant templated mesoporous silicas (MCF and SBA-15): A mimetic simulation study Original Research Article Pages 527-534 Supryio Bhattacharya, Benoit Coasne, Francisco R. Hung, Keith E. Gubbins Influence of temperature on water adsorption/desorption hysteresis loop in disordered mesoporous silica glass by Grand canonical Monte Carlo simulation method Original Research Article Pages 535-541 Joël Puibasset, Roland J.-M. Pellenq Determination of pore size distribution in microporous carbons based on CO 2 and H 2 sorption data Original Research Article Pages 543-550 M. Konstantakou, S. Samios, Th.A. Steriotis, M. Kainourgiakis, G.K. Papadopoulos, E.S. Kikkinides, A.K. Stubos Assessment of the development of the pore size distribution during carbon activation: a population balance approach Original Research Article Pages 551-558 M.V. Navarro, N.A. Seaton, A.M. Mastral, R. Murillo Chemically modified nanoporous carbons obtained using template carbonization method Original Research Article Pages 559-566 C.O. Ania, T.J. Bandosz Influence of the synthesis conditions on the pore structure and stability of MCM-41 materials containing aluminium or titanium Original Research Article Pages 567-574 M.M.L. Ribeiro Carrott, C. Galacho, F.L. Conceição, P.J.M. Carrott Effect of oxidizing agent on activated carbon cloth porosity and surface chemistry Original Research Article Pages 575-582 P. Pendleton, A. Badalyan, R. Bromball, W. Skinner Study of the efficiency of monolithic activated carbon adsorption units Original Research Article Pages 583-590 M. Yates, J.A. Martin, M.A. Martin-Luengo, J. Blanco Amino functionalisation of microemulsion templated mesoporous silica foams Original Research Article Pages 591-598 S. Boskovic, F. Separovic, T.W. Turney, G.W. Stevens, M.L. Gee, A.J. O'Connor Effect of activation process on resin based activated carbons Original Research Article Pages 599-606 F.K. Katsaros, Th.A. Steriotis, A.K. Stubos, N.K. Kanellopoulos, S.R. Tennison Highly microporous carbons prepared by activation of kraft lignin with KOH Original Research Article Pages 607-614 V. Fierro, V. Torné-Fernández, A. Celzard Preparation and characterization of nanoporous ternary mixed cerium oxides Original Research Article Pages 615-620 Christothea Attipa, Charis R. Theocharis Preparation and dynamic adsorption properties of activated carbons with tailored micro- and mesoporosity Original Research Article Pages 621-628 P.A. Barnes, E.A. Dawson, M.W. Smith, J.L. Ward, H.M. Williams Preparation of functionally graded alumina ceramic materials with controlled porosity Original Research Article Pages 629-637 J. Andertová, J. Havrda, R. Tláskal Preparation of mesoporous ceria in the presence of non-aqueous phases Original Research Article Pages 639-644 Aphrodite Tillirou, Charis R. Theocharis Preparation and characterization of nanoporous solids with composition Ce x Mn 1−x O 2−y with x values 0 to 1 Original Research Article Pages 645-650 Evroulla Hapeshi, Charis R. Theocharis Thermal stability of ion exchange and adsorption properties of titania gels prepared from titanous chloride and hydrogen peroxide Original Research Article Pages 651-660 A.R. Ramadan, N. Yacoub, J. Ragai In-situ SAXS on transformations of mesoporous and nanostructured solids Original Research Article Pages 661-665 Peter Laggner, Marlene Strobl, Philipp Jocham, Peter M. Abuja, Manfred Kriechbaum Confinement effects on freezing of binary mixtures Original Research Article Pages 667-674 Benoit Coasne, Joanna Czwartos, Keith E. Gubbins, Francisco R. Hung, Malgorzata Sliwinska-Bartkowiak New equipment for characterization of nanofiltration membranes Original Research Article Pages 675-680 V. Milisic, M. Mietton-Peuchot, T. Courtois The porous structure of biodegradable scaffolds obtained with supercritical CO 2 as foaming agent Original Research Article Pages 681-688 S. Blacher, C. Calberg, G. Kerckhofs, A. Léonard, M. Wevers, R. Jérôme, J.-P. Pirard Detection of specific electronic interactions at the interface aromatic hydrocarbon-graphite by immersion calorimetry Original Research Article Pages 689-696 B. Bachiller-Baeza, A. Guerrero-Ruiz, I. Rodríguez-Ramos Characterization and modelling of argillaceous porous medium by compressional and shear acoustic waves Original Research Article Pages 697-704 J. Riffaud, A. Cerepi, J. Marrauld Modelisation and circulation of fluids in geological porous systems. Images analyzing and mercury porosimetry Original Research Article Pages 705-712 S. Galaup, R. Burlot, A. Cerepi, L. Wang, M. Dai Electrical behaviour of saturated and unsaturated geological carbonate porous systems Original Research Article Pages 713-719 A. Cerepi, C. Loisy, R. Toullec, R. Burlot, S. Galaup, M. Schmutz Author index Pages 721-724