This innovative reference collects state-of-the-art procedures for the construction and design of nanoparticles and porous materials, and suggests appropriate areas of application.

Presenting both synthesis and characterization protocols, Surfaces of Nanoparticles and Porous Materials

• charts the use of spectroscopy in characterizing structural and chemical heterogeneity
• shows how intraparticle and interparticle resistance affects the transport of adsorbents
• deals with the utilization of nanostructural materials in gaseous and liquid environments
• emphasizes the importance of structural and energetic heterogeneity and its influence on the performance of three-dimensional materials
• presents case studies illustrating the adsorption properties of surfaces under both the influence of a solvent capable of altering the surface, and chemical heterogeneity
• considers both inorganic and organic adsorbates
• and more!

Complete with over 3000 references, tables, equations, drawings, and photographs, Surfaces of Nanoparticles and Porous Materials benefits physical, surface, colloid, inorganic, organic, polymer, medicinal, and analytical chemists; chemical engineers; materials scientists; biochemists; biophysicists; biotechnologists; biomaterials specialists; and graduate students in these disciplines.