Activated Carbon from Olive Wastes as an Adsorbent for Chromium Ions Removal by Seydou Ba, Karima Ennaciri, Abdelrani Yaacoubi, Abdelhakim Alagui, Abdelaziz Bacaoui

“…The obtained activated carbon has a large specific surface area of 1050,9 m2/g and good adsorption capacity for iodine (1017 mg/g) and methylene blue MB (349 mg/g), which confirm that its structure is essentially composed of micropores (61 % of the surface) and mesopores. It has a basic chemical nature. Experimental results showed that the adsorption capacity of the prepared activated carbon was strongly dependent on solution pH. …”
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Experimental study on EOR of offshore heavy oil reservoir in high-ultra-high water cut stage by Wei Zhang, Jianwen Dai, Yahui Wang, Yi Tu

“…Micropores, pores and mesopores are affected with different degrees, and the overall recovery degree is increased by 17.01%. …”
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Parametric modelling and analysis to optimize adsorption of Atrazine by MgO/Fe3O4-synthesized porous carbons in water environment by Lartey-Young George, Limin Ma, Weiwei Zhang, Guodong Yao

“…The prepared adsorbents were structurally constricted and obtained relative amount of mesopore spaces filled by nanoparticles which equally provided active occupancy/binding sites for Atrazine molecule deposition. …”
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Surface Modification Effect and Electrochemical Performance of LiOH-High Surface Activated Carbon as a Cathode Material in EDLC by Zambaga Otgonbayar, Sunhye Yang, Ick-Jun Kim, Won-Chun Oh

“…The specific surface area of the Li-YP80F is 1063.2 m²/g, micropore volume value is 0.511 cm³/g and mesopore volume is 0.143 cm³/g, and these all values are higher than other LiOH-treated carbon. …”
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Role of hydrochloric acid treated HZSM-5 zeolite in Sm2Ti2O7/nHZSM-5 composite for photocatalytic degradation of ofloxacin by Lili Yang, Kuiqi Wang, Jiao Yang, Wenjie Zhang

“…The BET surface areas of the Sm2Ti2O7/nHZSM-5 composites (67.2–87.9 m2/g) were much larger than the surface area of the Sm2Ti2O7 (5.6 m2/g). Large mesopores and macropores were formed in the Sm2Ti2O7 layer of the composites. …”
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Improving coarse-textured mineral soils with pulp and paper mill sludges: Functional considerations at laboratory scale by Mari Räty, Maarit Termonen, Helena Soinne, Johanna Nikama, Kimmo Rasa, Mikko Järvinen, Reijo Lappalainen, Harri Auvinen, Riikka Keskinen

“…Water retention curves comprising 13 matric potentials revealed that the amendments increased total soil porosity and volumetric water content at matric potentials corresponding to macro- and mesopores size range with pore diameters of >30 μm and 30–0.2 μm, respectively. …”
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Investigation on physico-mechanical properties and microstructural evolution patterns of heated granite after liquid nitrogen cooling by Zhouqian Wu, Minghui Li, Heping Xie, Jun Lu, Cancan Chen

“…Concurrently, NMR experiments indicated that with the escalation of temperature, micropore develop and interlink to form mesopore and macropore, enhancing rock porosity connectivity. …”
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Metal-free bifunctional carbon electrocatalysts derived from zeolitic imidazolate frameworks for efficient water splitting by Lei, Yaojie, Wei, Li, Zhai, Shengli, Wang, Yanqing, Karahan, H. Enis, Chen, Xuncai, Zhou, Zheng, Wang, Chaojun, Sui, Xiao, Chen, Yuan

“…Pyrolyzing ZIF-8 produces a highly N-doped (8.4 at%) carbon material having a large specific surface area of 1017 m2 g1 with micro and mesopores. CPT in 0.5 M H2SO4 for up to 8 hours modulates the composition of N- and O-containing surface functional groups of the pyrolyzed ZIF-8 without sacrificing its large surface area and pore size distribution. …”
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Effects of Machinery Compaction of Bernam Series Soil (Typic Endoaquepts) on Soil Properties and Oil Palm Performance by Yahya, Zuraidah

“…Compaction was further indicated by a significant reduction of macropores by 10% and increment of mesopores and micropores by 10% and 3% respectively. …”
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Enrichment of bioactive minor components from CPO and PPMFO by sequential adsorption-desorption technique by Phoon, Kah Yee

“…Initially, static adsorption-desorption test was carry out to evaluate the adsorption and desorption efficiency using six commercial mesopores adsorbents which represented different polarity towards the minor components that obtained from CPO. …”
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Catalytic Performance Of Multi-Component Copper-Based Catalyst For Direct Carbon Dioxide Hydrogenation To Methanol by Koh, Mei Kee

“…The morphology of KIT-6 deterred mesopore plugging and favoured the formation of small copper crystallites. …”
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Nano-Hydroxyapatite vs. Xenografts: Synthesis, Characterization, and In Vitro Behavior by Cristina Rodica Dumitrescu, Ionela Andreea Neacsu, Vasile Adrian Surdu, Adrian Ionut Nicoara, Florin Iordache, Roxana Trusca, Lucian Toma Ciocan, Anton Ficai, Ecaterina Andronescu

“…The surface of the HA1 nanoparticles and internal mesopores (mean size of 3.3 ± 1.6 nm), acquired from high-pressure hydrothermal maturation, along with the precursor’s nature, could be responsible for the improved biocompatibility, biomolecule adhesion, and osteoconductive abilities in bone substitute applications. …”
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Undoped and Fe-Doped Anatase/Brookite TiO₂ Mixed Phases, Obtained by a Simple Template-Free Synthesis Method: Physico-Chemical Characterization and Photocatalytic Activi... by Stefano Gervasi, Nicola Blangetti, Francesca S. Freyria, Salvatore Guastella, Barbara Bonelli

“…N₂ sorption at −196 °C showed the occurrence of samples with disordered interparticle mesopores, with an increase in the specific surface area from 236 m² g⁻¹ (undoped TiO₂) to 263 m² g⁻¹ (2.5 wt.% Fe). …”
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Synergistic sono-adsorption and adsorption-enhanced sonochemical degradation of dyes in water by additive manufactured PVDF-based materials by Franziska Bößl, Stefano Brandani, Valentin C. Menzel, Matilda Rhodes, Mayra S. Tovar-Oliva, Caroline Kirk, Ignacio Tudela

“…The results of this study and their evaluation with the mechanistic model proposed for liquid phase adsorption under ultrasound suggest that the adsorption of RhB on additive manufactured PVDF slabs was enhanced by the structure, higher specific surface ratio and higher volume of mesopores achieved through the 3D-printing process, as well as the minimisation of film resistance to mass transport due to ultrasound. …”
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Char Products From Bamboo Waste Pyrolysis and Acid Activation by Prakash Parthasarathy, Hamish R. Mackey, Sabah Mariyam, Shifa Zuhara, Tareq Al-Ansari, Tareq Al-Ansari, Gordon McKay

“…The methylene blue adsorption capacities are extremely attractive in the range 0.42–1.12 mmol/g (150–300 mg/g char product) and extend to over 2.35 mmol/g (700 mg/g) for the bamboo derived activated carbons. The micropore and mesopore volumes have been determined under the various char and activated carbon experimental conditions and coupled with the surface areas; these results have been used to explain the trends in the methylene blue adsorption capacities.…”
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Pore Structure and Geochemical Characteristics of Alkaline Lacustrine Shale: The Fengcheng Formation of Mahu Sag, Junggar Basin by Caijun Li, Tao Hu, Tingting Cao, Xiongqi Pang, Zhiming Xiong, Xiaofei Lin, Huiyi Xiao, Yuxuan Chen, Fan Yang, Liwei Jiang, Fujie Jiang

“…The pore space is contributed predominantly by micropores of 0.5–1.2 nm and mesopores of 10–50 nm, whereas macropores are underdeveloped. …”
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TiO2 nanostructured coated functionally modified and composite electrospun chitosan nanofibers membrane for efficient photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutant in wastewater by Fahad A. AlAbduljabbar, Sajjad Haider, Fekri Abdulraqeb Ahmed Ali, Abdulaziz A. Alghyamah, Waheed A. Almasry, Raj Patel, Iqbal M. Mujtaba

“…Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) analysis revealed that the isotherms and hystereses for all NFs membranes were of the IV and H3 types, respectively, corresponding to mesopores and slit pores. The higher photocatalytic activity of the Cs_Coa NFs membrane (89%) compared to the Cs_Co NFs membrane (40%) was attributed to a balance between the short band gap, high surface roughness, and lower surface area.…”
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Pore structure of low-permeability coal and its deformation characteristics during the adsorption–desorption of CH4/N2 by Pengfei Ji, Haifei Lin, Xiangguo Kong, Shugang Li, Biao Hu, Pei Wang, Di He, Songrui Yang

“…The pore structure of coal is highly complex and heterogeneous. Transition pores, mesopores and macropores of coal have good connectivity, while micropores have poor connectivity. …”
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Changes in Porous Parameters of the Ion Exchanged X Zeolite and Their Effect on CO₂ Adsorption by Andżelika Gęsikiewicz-Puchalska, Michal Zgrzebnicki, Beata Michalkiewicz, Agnieszka Kałamaga, Urszula Narkiewicz, Antoni W. Morawski, Rafal Wrobel

“…Interestingly, the divalent cations cause formation of mesopores, due to the relaxation of lattice strains.…”
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Characteristics of Pore Structure and Gas Content of the Lower Paleozoic Shale from the Upper Yangtze Plate, South China by Xiaoyan Zou, Xianqing Li, Jizhen Zhang, Huantong Li, Man Guo, Pei Zhao

“…In the Lower Silurian shale, there are mesopores besides micropores. Fractal dimensions representing pore structure complexity and heterogeneity gradually increase with the increase in pore volume and specific surface areas. …”
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