Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol.36, No.5, 1882-1886, 1997
Difference of Diffusivities in Zeolites Measured by the Non-Steady-State and the Steady-State Methods
Diffusion coefficients reported for zeolites have ranged over a wide span of magnitude depending on methods of measurement. We have analyzed determinations made by various investigators and methods on a number of zeolites and guest molecules. When immobilization of a fraction of molecules is taken into account, the corrected diffusivities are consistent regardless of method and a unifying picture of diffusivities, valid for catalytic processes, is obtained.
Keywords:SHAPE-SELECTIVE CATALYSIS;C-8 AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS;FAUJASITE TYPE ZEOLITES;SELF-DIFFUSION;CRYSTAL SIZE;SORPTION;METHANE;ZSM-5;ETHANE;NAX