Preferred Label : capillary condensation;
IUPAC definition : Capillary condensation is said to occur when, in porous solids, multilayer adsorption
from a vapour proceeds to the point at which pore spaces are filled with liquid separated
from the gas phase by menisci. The concept loses its sense when the dimensions of
the pores are so small that the term meniscus ceases to have a physical significance.
Capillary condensation is often accompanied by hysteresis.;
Origin ID : C00794;
See also
Capillary condensation is said to occur when, in porous solids, multilayer adsorption
from a vapour proceeds to the point at which pore spaces are filled with liquid separated
from the gas phase by menisci. The concept loses its sense when the dimensions of
the pores are so small that the term meniscus ceases to have a physical significance.
Capillary condensation is often accompanied by hysteresis.
