Mercury intrusion
- The Washburn equation
Pressure-to-pore-size conversion for mercury porosimetry, with table and worked examples. - Reading a MIP report
Bulk and skeletal density, porosity, median and average pore diameter, dV/dlogD. - The ink-bottle effect
Why MIP reports pore entrances rather than cavities, and how to recognise it.
Gas adsorption
- BET surface area calculation
Step-by-step BET with a multi-point calculator and Rouquerol checks. - BJH pore size distribution
Kelvin equation, film thickness, branch choice and dV/dlogD. - Total pore volume & average pore diameter
Gurvich rule and the 4V/A average pore diameter. - t-plot micropore analysis
Micropore volume and external surface area from the t-plot. - IUPAC isotherm types I–VI
Recognising each isotherm type and describing it correctly. - Hysteresis loops H1–H5
What each loop class says about pore geometry.
Porometry and sample preparation
- Bubble point & mean flow pore size
Wet, dry and half-dry curves with a calculator. - Sample preparation & degassing
Drying, outgassing and handling for MIP, BET and porometry.