Table 1.
BET surface area and pore size distribution of biomaterials.
| Adsorbent | BET Surface Area (m²/g) |
Langmuir Surface Area (m²/g) |
BJH * Surface Area of Pores (m²/g) |
BJH Volume of Pores (cm³/g) |
BJH Average Pore Width (nm) |
Maximum Pore Volume (cm³/g) |
Median Pore Width (nm) |
Average Particle Size (nm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BB | 1.41 | 5.35 | 1.124 | 0.002 | 7.97 | 0.0004 | 1.067 | 4270 |
| BBF | 4.59 | 23.32 | 3.36 | 0.006 | 7.32 | 0.0011 | 1.117 | 1305 |
| CH | 3.913 | 43.41 | 3.989 | 0.015 | 14.66 | 0.0013 | 0.988 | 1533 |
| CHF | 3.607 | 30.5 | 3.802 | 0.013 | 16.555 | 0.0011 | 1.005 | 1663 |
Note. * represents Barrett-Joyner-Halenda (BJH).