26. Furmaniak S, Teryk AP, Gauden PA, Harris PJ, Kowalczyk P (2010) The influence of carbon
surface oxygen groups on Dubinin-Astakhov equation parameters calculated from CO 2 adsorption isotherm. J Phys Condens Matter 22:085003
27. Brunauer S, Emmett PH, Teller E (1938) Adsorption of gases in multimolecular layers. J Am
Chem Soc 60(2):309–319
28. Rouquerol J, Llewellyn P, Rouquerol F (2007) Is the BET equation applicable to microporous
adsorbents? Stud Surf Sci Catal 160:49–56
29. Lippens BC, de Boer JH (1965) Studies on pore systems in catalysts V. The t method. J Catal
4:319–323
30. Sing KSW (1968) Empirical method for analysis of adsorption isotherms. Chem Ind
44:1520–1521
31. Dubinin MM (1960) The potential theory of adsorption of gases and vapors for adsorbents with
energetically nonuniform surfaces. Chem Rev 60:235–241
32. Villarroel-Rocha J, Barrera D, García Blanco AA, Roca Jalil ME, Sapag K (2013) Importance
of the α s -plot method in the characterization of nanoporous materials. Adsorpt Sci Technol
31:165–183
33. Horváth G, Kawazoe K (1983) Method for the calculation of effective pore size distribution in
molecular sieve carbon. J Chem Eng Jpn 16:475–475
34. Gregg SJ, Sing KSW (1982) Adsorption, surface area and porosity, 2nd edn. Academic Press,
London
35. Barret EP, Joyner LG, Halenda PP (1951) The determination of pore volume and area
distributions in porous substances. I Computations from nitrogen isotherms. J Am Chem Soc
73:373–380
36. Dollimore D, Heal GR (1970) Pore size distribution in typical adsorbent systems. J Colloid
Interface Sci 33:508–519
37. Villarroel-Rocha J, Barrera D, Sapag K (2011) Improvement in the pore size distribution for
ordered mesoporous materials with cylindrical and spherical pores using the Kelvin equation.
Top Catal 54:121–134
38. Frenkel D, Smit B (2002) Understanding molecular simulations. Academic Press, New York
39. Landers J, Gor GY, Neimark AV (2013) Density functional theory methods for characterization
of porous materials. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 437:3–32
40. Hudec P, Smiešková A, Jorík V (2008) Sensitivity of the C-constant of BET-isotherm to the
content of micropore volume in mesoporous matrix. Stud Surf Sci Catal 174:981–984
41. Parra JB, de Sousa JC, Bansal RC, Pis JJ, Pajares JA (1994) Characterization of activated
carbons by BET equation. Adsorpt Sci Technol 11(1):51–57
42. Mańko M, Chal R, Trens P, Minoux D, Gérardin C, Makowski W (2013) Porosity of micro–
mesoporous zeolites prepared via pseudomorphic transformation of zeolite Y crystals: a combined isothermal sorption and thermodesorption investigation. Microporous Mesoporous Mater
170:243–250
43. Harkins WD, Jura G (1944) Surfaces of solids. XIII. A vapor adsorption method for the
determination of the area of a solid without the assumption of a molecular area, and the areas
occupied by nitrogen and other molecules on the surface of a solid. J Am Chem Soc
66:1366–1373
44. Kruk M, Jaroniec M (2000) Accurate method for calculating mesopore size distributions from
argon adsorption data at 87 K developed using model MCM-41 materials. Chem Mater
12:222–230
45. Jaroniec M, Kruk M, Olivier JP (1999) Standard nitrogen adsorption data for characterization of
nanoporous silicas. Langmuir 15:5410–5413
46. Ravikovitch PI, Neimark AV (2006) Density functional theory model of adsorption on amorphous and microporous silica materials. Langmuir 22:11171–11179
47. Ravikovitch PI, Neimark AV (2006) Density functional theories and molecular simulations of
adsorption and phase transitions in nanopores. Phys Rev E 64:011602(1)–011602(20)
54
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surface oxygen groups on Dubinin-Astakhov equation parameters calculated from CO 2 adsorption isotherm. J Phys Condens Matter 22:085003
27. Brunauer S, Emmett PH, Teller E (1938) Adsorption of gases in multimolecular layers. J Am
Chem Soc 60(2):309–319
28. Rouquerol J, Llewellyn P, Rouquerol F (2007) Is the BET equation applicable to microporous
adsorbents? Stud Surf Sci Catal 160:49–56
29. Lippens BC, de Boer JH (1965) Studies on pore systems in catalysts V. The t method. J Catal
4:319–323
30. Sing KSW (1968) Empirical method for analysis of adsorption isotherms. Chem Ind
44:1520–1521
31. Dubinin MM (1960) The potential theory of adsorption of gases and vapors for adsorbents with
energetically nonuniform surfaces. Chem Rev 60:235–241
32. Villarroel-Rocha J, Barrera D, García Blanco AA, Roca Jalil ME, Sapag K (2013) Importance
of the α s -plot method in the characterization of nanoporous materials. Adsorpt Sci Technol
31:165–183
33. Horváth G, Kawazoe K (1983) Method for the calculation of effective pore size distribution in
molecular sieve carbon. J Chem Eng Jpn 16:475–475
34. Gregg SJ, Sing KSW (1982) Adsorption, surface area and porosity, 2nd edn. Academic Press,
London
35. Barret EP, Joyner LG, Halenda PP (1951) The determination of pore volume and area
distributions in porous substances. I Computations from nitrogen isotherms. J Am Chem Soc
73:373–380
36. Dollimore D, Heal GR (1970) Pore size distribution in typical adsorbent systems. J Colloid
Interface Sci 33:508–519
37. Villarroel-Rocha J, Barrera D, Sapag K (2011) Improvement in the pore size distribution for
ordered mesoporous materials with cylindrical and spherical pores using the Kelvin equation.
Top Catal 54:121–134
38. Frenkel D, Smit B (2002) Understanding molecular simulations. Academic Press, New York
39. Landers J, Gor GY, Neimark AV (2013) Density functional theory methods for characterization
of porous materials. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 437:3–32
40. Hudec P, Smiešková A, Jorík V (2008) Sensitivity of the C-constant of BET-isotherm to the
content of micropore volume in mesoporous matrix. Stud Surf Sci Catal 174:981–984
41. Parra JB, de Sousa JC, Bansal RC, Pis JJ, Pajares JA (1994) Characterization of activated
carbons by BET equation. Adsorpt Sci Technol 11(1):51–57
42. Mańko M, Chal R, Trens P, Minoux D, Gérardin C, Makowski W (2013) Porosity of micro–
mesoporous zeolites prepared via pseudomorphic transformation of zeolite Y crystals: a combined isothermal sorption and thermodesorption investigation. Microporous Mesoporous Mater
170:243–250
43. Harkins WD, Jura G (1944) Surfaces of solids. XIII. A vapor adsorption method for the
determination of the area of a solid without the assumption of a molecular area, and the areas
occupied by nitrogen and other molecules on the surface of a solid. J Am Chem Soc
66:1366–1373
44. Kruk M, Jaroniec M (2000) Accurate method for calculating mesopore size distributions from
argon adsorption data at 87 K developed using model MCM-41 materials. Chem Mater
12:222–230
45. Jaroniec M, Kruk M, Olivier JP (1999) Standard nitrogen adsorption data for characterization of
nanoporous silicas. Langmuir 15:5410–5413
46. Ravikovitch PI, Neimark AV (2006) Density functional theory model of adsorption on amorphous and microporous silica materials. Langmuir 22:11171–11179
47. Ravikovitch PI, Neimark AV (2006) Density functional theories and molecular simulations of
adsorption and phase transitions in nanopores. Phys Rev E 64:011602(1)–011602(20)
54
J. Villarroel-Rocha et al.