Nanoporous solids, such as zeolites, are the key for many industrial processes, as for instance as molecular sieves, as shape selective catalysts, and as adsorbents. To understand and to improve their properties, a fundamental knowledge of mass transport processes is crucial. In the present thesis, by application of the frequency response technique in addition other techniques, a detailed understanding of the transport mechanisms present in porous systems was obtained. The intracrystalline diffusion in MFI type materials was depicted and related to its complex structure. Diffusion is isotropic in MFI for small molecules, whereas it can be anisotropic for bulkier molecules. Studies on surface effects have shown that the surface properties may strongly influence the intracrystalline transport and can be used to subsequently tailor their shape selectivity. It was found, that by modification of the external surface of MFI particles, the transport can be selectively enhanced or retarded.
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Nanoporous solids, such as zeolites, are the key for many industrial processes, as for instance as molecular sieves, as shape selective catalysts, and as adsorbents. To understand and to improve their properties, a fundamental knowledge of mass transport processes is crucial. In the present thesis, by application of the frequency response technique in addition other techniques, a detailed understanding of the transport mechanisms present in porous systems was obtained. The intracrystalline diffu...
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