Book description
Atoms and molecules in all states of matter are subject to continuous
irregular movement. This process, referred to as diffusion, is among
the most general and basic phenomena in nature and determines the
performance of many technological processes.
This book provides
an introduction to the fascinating world of diffusion in microporous
solids. Jointly written by three well known researchers in this field,
it presents a coherent treatise, rather than a compilation of separate
review articles, covering the theoretical fundamentals, molecular
modeling, experimental observation and technical applications.
Based on the book Diffusion in Zeolites and other Microporous
Solids, originally published in 1992, it illustrates the
remarkable speed with which this field has developed since that time.
Specific topics include: new families of nanoporous materials,
micro-imaging and single particle tracking, direct monitoring of
transient profiles by interference microscopy, single file diffusion
and new approaches to molecular modeling.
Jörg Kärger
was educated at the University of Leipzig where, in 1994, he was
appointed Professor of Experimental Physics and Head of the Department
of Interface Physics. To promote the subject he organized a series of
popular lectures with demonstration experiments that attracted
considerable attention and even an entry in the Guinness Book of Records
for the largest bicycle bell orchestra! He is the founding editor of the
on-line journal/conference series Diffusion Fundamentals (2005) and
co-author of the first edition of the present book (Wiley, New York,
1992). He has received the Gustav-Hertz Prize of the German Physical
Society (1978), the Donald Breck Award of the International Zeolite
Association (1986) and the Max Planck Research Award (1993). He was
elected to the Saxonian Academy of Sciences in 2000.
Douglas Ruthven
was educated at the University of Cambridge. He served as a professor
of Chemical Engineering at the University of New Brunswick, Canada (1966
- 1995) and at the University of Maine (1995 - 2010) where he was Chair
of the Chemical Engineering Department. In addition to the fi rst
edition of the present book (Wiley, New York, 1992) he is the author of
Principles of Adsorption and Adsorption Processes (John Wiley, New York,
1984), co-author of Pressure Swing Adsorption (Wiley-VCH, New York,
1994). His awards include the Max Planck Research Award (1993), a
Century of Achievement Award from the Canadian Society for Chemical
Engineering (1997) and a Humboldt Senior Fellowship (2002). He was
elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1989.
Doros Theodorou
is Professor of Chemical Engineering at the National Technical
University of Athens. After obtaining his Diploma at NTU Athens and his
M. S. (1983) and PhD (1985) from M. I.T., he taught for nine years at
the University of California, Berkeley, resigning as full professor to
return to Greece in 1995. He was among the first to exploit the power of
numerical simulation to study adsorption kinetics and equilibria. His
recent research has focused on the development and application of new,
hierarchical computational methods for understanding and predicting the
properties of materials from their chemical constitution. His work has
been recognized by a Presidential Young Investigator award from the
National Science Foundation (USA) (1988 - 1992), the 1996 Bodossakis
Award for Chemistry, and the Danckwerts Lectureship (2006) awarded by
the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He is a member of the
National Council of Research and Technology of Greece.
