ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

Delivery of Mixtures of Volatile Organic Compounds by Capillary Condensation into Monolithic MCM-41

Abstract: Condensation is the phenomenon of turning vapour into liquid, and this happens differently in open and confined spaces. The latter occurs under lower vapour pressure, and is a common phenomenon in porous media, known as capillary condensation. It is a popular way for delivering compounds when no excess of liquid phase in the solid porous sample is required.This proposal aims to establish a reliable and reproducible protocol for filling a porous material with binary mixtures with a desired ratios of compounds. Neutron diffraction, which delivers structural information of the bulk material and the confined fluids within, finds it difficult to determine the chemical composition of the complete system. Establishing a reliable means for depositing known ratio mixtures of vapours into porous materials is crucial in furthering research in, e.g. catalysis, nanosensing, and nanoseparations.

Principal Investigator: Dr Tristan Youngs
Experimenter: Dr Markus Leutzsch
Experimenter: Dr Daniel Bowron
Experimenter: Professor Chris Hardacre
Experimenter: Dr Marta Falkowska
Experimenter: Miss Terri-Louise Hughes
Experimenter: Dr Alexander O'Malley
Experimenter: Mr Daniel Dervin
Experimenter: Dr Joanna Szala-Bilnik

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1620452

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1620452

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

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