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. 2020 Nov 10;10(67):40882–40893. doi: 10.1039/d0ra07440c

Specific surface area, pore volume, and average pore size of different catalysts.

Name of catalysts Specific surface area (BET) (m2 g−1) Pore volume (cm3 g−1) Average pore size (nm)
Micropore Mesopore Macropore Total pore volume
Ru–ZSM-5 297 ± 0.10 0.19 ± 0.00a 0.07 ± 0.01b 0.04 ± 0.01b 0.27 ± 0.01c 3.65 ± 0.01c
ZSM-5 363 ± 11.30 0.23 ± 0.02a 0.06 ± 0.01b 0.04 ± 0.01b 0.32 ± 0.01c 3.56 ± 0.01c
Ru–AC 693 ± 3.40 0.32 ± 0.01d 0.26 ± 0.01d — 0.65 ± 0.03c 1.88 ± 0.03c
AC 776 ± 18.60 0.35 ± 0.01d 0.34 ± 0.01d — 0.75 ± 0.01c 1.89 ± 0.02c
AB 3256 ± 42.40 1.30 ± 0.03d 0.29 ± 0.03d — 1.78 ± 0.01c 1.10 ± 0.01c
HB 109 ± 4.20 — — — 0.09 ± 0.00c 1.64 ± 0.06c
a

Satio–Foley method (SF).

b

Dollimore–Heal method (DH).

c

Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET).

d

Density functional theory method (DFT).