Characterization of Zeolites by Gas Adsorption at Low Pressures

Abstract
The nitrogen and argon adsorption isotherms of three different zeolites, calcium A, ZSM-5, and sodium Y were obtained at 77.3 and 87.5 K. Using a continuous volumetric technique high resolution data was obtained in the Henry's Law region of the isotherm at relative pressures below 10−1 P/Po. The data for the two adsorbates indicates that nitrogen, due to its quadrupole moment, shows a high degree of localized adsorption, which makes it difficult to differentiate among zeolites of different pore sizes. Argon, on the other hand, can be used to identify zeolites of different pore sizes. The argon data was used in conjunction with the Horvath-Kawazoe model to obtain a pore size distribution of the zeolite.

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