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Powder and Particle Bootcamp - Characterizing Porous Materials: Quantitative determination of surface area, pore size, pore volume, and specific gas-solid interactions

Powder and Particle Bootcamp - Characterizing Porous Materials: Quantitative determination of surface area, pore size, pore volume, and specific gas-solid interactions

Description:

This seminar will introduce the basics of how solids interact with their surroundings in terms of geometrical properties like surface area and pore size distribution, and chemical interactions with reactive and environmentally important gases. The measurement technologies will be described used together with strategies for accurate analysis and interpreting data. This intensive one-day short course is suitable for materials scientists in research and those in analytical labs working in applications such as catalysis, batteries, advanced ceramics, adsorbents and pharmaceuticals.

Qualifications:

Ideally you already have a basic knowledge of surface area, pore volume and Pore Size Distribution of powders and nanopours materials


Topics:

  • BET Surface area, Pore Volume, and Pore Size Distribution of powders and nanoporous materials.
  • Tapped and Skeletal Density of Powders

Language: English
Trainer: Dr. Martin A. Thomas PhD

Target group: For materials scientists in research and those in analytical labs working in applications such as catalysis, batteries, advanced ceramics, adsorbents and pharmaceuticals.
Prerequisites: N/A

Program:

Venue: Corcelles, Schweiz, Anton Paar Switzerland AG/TriTec Corcelles
Number of participants: 18
Organizer: Anton Paar Switzerland AG
Costs: CHF 750
End of registration:Oct 30, 2023
Hotel: Hôtel des Arts
Hotel reservation: We can make the reservation for you, but please indicate this on the registration form.

Contact person and registration:
Ms. Isabella Scheidegger
Tel.: +41(0)627451718
isabella.scheidegger[at]anton-paar.com

Dr. Martin A. Thomas PhD

Dr Martin A. Thomas has more than forty years of industrial experience in the characterization of powders and porous materials. After studying for his Master’s degree in analytical chemistry and then his Doctorate in inorganic/physical chemistry - both at the School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham (UK) - he joined Cookson Group's Central Research labs where he began his specialization in powders and porous materials. He joined ICI's Catalyst Research Centre (now a Johnson-Matthey facility) in 1985 and spent six years as a Principal Research Officer in charge of porous materials characterization.

In 1991 Dr. Thomas joined Quantachrome Instruments which became part of Anton Paar in 2018. He is currently serving as Lead Scientist for the Surface and Pores product line at Anton Paar.

Dr. Martin Thomas has authored several research articles and books and has also been co-author of ten patents relating to porous materials and their characterization.

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