Table 1.
Porosity results of CS-RAL, KER-RAL, and CS/KER-RAL beads measured by the Hg intrusion technique.
| Sample | SHg [m2/g] | ρb [g/cm3] | ρp [g/cm3] | P [%] | Vt [cm3/g] |
Vme [cm3/g] |
%Vme [%] | CR [N/bead] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ±0.1 | ±0.05 | ±0.05 | ±0.1 | ±0.001 | ±0.001 | ±0.1 | ±0.1 | |
| CS-RAL | 47 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 19 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 63 | 139 |
| KER-RAL | 71 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 20 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 74 | 137 |
| CS/KER-RAL | 45 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 13 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 67 | 177 |
SHg, surface area; ρb, apparent density; ρp, true density; P, porosity; Vt, total pore volume; Vme, mesopores volume; %Vme, percentage of mesopores; CR, crush resistance.