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This document contains the solutions to 3 problems involving BET surface area analysis and pore size determination. It includes calculations of surface area, pore volume, pore radius, and fraction of void space within and between catalyst particles using density and adsorption data.

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Assignment 3

This document contains the solutions to 3 problems involving BET surface area analysis and pore size determination. It includes calculations of surface area, pore volume, pore radius, and fraction of void space within and between catalyst particles using density and adsorption data.

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Assignment 3

Sandeep Challa
2018CHZ8499

Problem 1:

P" = 732 Torr = 976 mBar

N1 BET Plot

0.00025

y = 0.0008x + 6E-06

0.0002

0.00015
P/V(P-Po)

0.0001

0.00005

0
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3
P/Po

BET Equation:

P 1 C−1 P
= + = >
V(P − P" ) CV; CV; P"

1
Slope, = 0.0008
CV;
C−1
Intercept, = 6 ∗ 10JK
CV;

From Intercept and Slope:

6 ∗ 10JK
C−1= = 0.00125
0.0008

V; = 1248.5 mmole N1 /g

1248.5 ∗ 10JR mole 6.023 ∗ 101R molecules 16.2 A" 1 10J1V m1


A; = Q S∗Q S∗Q S∗Q S
g mole molecule A" 1

qX − qY
ln C =
RT

cal
qX = 0.00124 ∗ =1.987 K> (77K) + 1340 = 1340.189
mole

Problem 2:

Sample 1 Sample 2
g g
ρ] = 1.126 R ρ] = 0.962
cm cmR
g g
ρ^ = 2.37 ρ^ = 2.37
cmR cmR

m1 m1
S] = 467 ρ] = 372
g g

m m
ρ] = and ρ^ =
V_ V_ − Va

1 1 cmR
Va = −
ρ] ρb g

Va for both samples can be calculated


JK
m1
Va] = 0.4661 ∗ 10
g

m1
Va1 = 0.6235 ∗ 10JK
g

Va R
also =
S S
Therefore,

2 ∗ .4661 ∗ 10JK
R] = = 19.96 A"
467

2 ∗ 0.6235 ∗ 10JK
R1 = = 33 A"
372

Sample 2 has larger pore radius.

Problem 3:

g
ρ^ = 3.675
cmR
g
ρfg = 1.547
cmR

m1
S = 175
g

1 1 cmR 1 1 m1
Va = − = − = 0.3743 ∗ 10JK
ρfg ρb g 1.547 3.675 g

Va (0.3743 ∗ 10JK )
ϕ= = = 0.2419
V_ 1 JK
i1.547j ∗ 10

Va 2 ∗ 0.3743 ∗ 10JK
R= ∗2= = 42 A"
S 175
g
250 cmR and 0.81
cmR

Catalyst weight, mklm = 202.5 g


1
Volume of the catalyst = ∗ 202.5 = 55.10 cm1
3.675

cmR
Volume of pores = 0.3743 ∗ 202.5 = 75.79 cmR
g

Volume of void space within particles = 250 − 130.89 = 119.10 cmR

75.79
Fraction within particles = = 0.30316
250

119.10
Fraction between particles = = 0.4764
250

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