porosimetry

Meanings

• Noun

  A technique used to determine the pore size distribution in a material, typically a porous solid, by measuring the volume of gas that can enter the material as a function of pressure.

  - "The porosimetry results showed that the soil had a significant amount of macropores."
  - "The porosimetry analysis was used to determine the pore size distribution in the catalyst."

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Variants

List of all variants of porosimetry that leads to same result
parsimonies , parsimony , law of parsimony

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Etymology

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From the Greek words 'poros' meaning pore and 'metrein' meaning to measure.

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Trivia

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1. Porosimetry was first developed in the 1950s by Charles F. Barrett.

2. Porosimetry is used in a variety of industries, including oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, and electronics.

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Related Concepts

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1. Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry: A commonly used porosimetry technique that measures the volume of mercury that enters a porous material as a function of pressure.

2. Nitrogen Adsorption Porosimetry: Another porosimetry technique that measures the volume of nitrogen gas that can enter a porous material as a function of pressure.

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How to Memorize "porosimetry"

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   - Imagine a porous material, such as a sponge, and visualize the pore sizes and how they change as gas is forced into the material at increasing pressures.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'porosimetry' with the idea of measuring pore sizes in porous materials.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Pores Opening Reveal OSize Measured In Pressure' to remember the meaning of porosimetry.

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