Generalized Parameters of Porous Materials as Similarity Numbers

In the multifactorial preparation of porous materials, the simultaneous/se- quential influence of a number of technological variables changes the individual parameters of the texture of the material (surface area, volume, pore size, etc.) to different values and with increase or decrease. Generalized parameters (GPs) combine these changes; new dependencies arise. GPs behave like the dimensionless similarity numbers known in science and technology (Reynolds, etc.). They split the data (phenomena) into series with similar properties, reveal special patterns and structural nuances. New GPs proposed. The average pore size is presented as the product of two GPs: the dimentionless shape factor F and pore width of unknown shape (reciprocal of the volumetric surface). Using F, for example, the SBA-15 dataset (D. Zhao, Science 1998) was split into 3 series of samples differing in synthesis temperatures, unit cell parameters, intra-wall pore volumes, pore lengths, and the ratios of wall thickness to pore size. A surprising phenomenon was discovered one of the copolymers acts in a similar way to high temperatures. The standard deviation (STD, %) of the texture parameter in the series is its serial GP. The surface topography (micropore volume per m2) is proposed; it eliminates fluctuation in material density and has a lower STD than cm3/g. Examples of the use of GPs for silica, carbon, alumina and catalysts are given. A correlation has been shown between the efficiency of some catalytic reactions (adsorption) and GPs. GPs provide new information about materials and open up new research challenges.