Preferred Label : molecular sieve effect;
IUPAC definition : With respect to porous solids, the surface associated with pores communicating with
the outside space may be called the internal surface. Because the accessibility of
ores may depend on the size of the fluid molecules, the extent of the internal surface
may depend on the size of the molecules comprising the fluid, and may be different
for the various components of a fluid mixture. This effect is known as the molecular
sieve effect.;
Origin ID : M03998;
See also
With respect to porous solids, the surface associated with pores communicating with
the outside space may be called the internal surface. Because the accessibility of
ores may depend on the size of the fluid molecules, the extent of the internal surface
may depend on the size of the molecules comprising the fluid, and may be different
for the various components of a fluid mixture. This effect is known as the molecular
sieve effect.
