Introduction:
Micromeritics ASAP 2020 Automatic Micropore Physisorption Analyzer is a high-performance physical adsorption analyzer which can be applied for producing research-grade analytical measurements to determine specific surface area and pore size distribution by physical adsorption under a high vacuum condition.
Specifications:
Design of ASAP 2020 Automatic Micropore Physisorption Analyzer
- One analysis station
- Supports two common adsorptive gases: N₂ and CO₂ (physisorption)
- Analysis temperatures available: 77 K (LN₂), 273 K (ice-water), and ~298 K (room temperature)
- Two independent vacuum systems
- Two degas stations
- Range of temperature: Ambient to 450ºC
- Resolution:
- 1000mmHg transductor: 0.001mmHg (analysis system)
- 1000mmHg transductor: 1mmHg (degas system)
- 10mmHg transductor: 0.00001mmHg
- 1mmHg transductor: 0.000001mmHg
- Accuracy:
- 1000mmHg transductor: within 0.15% of reading
- 10mmHg transdictor: within 0.15% of reading
- 1mmHg transductor: within 0.12% of reading
- Pore diameter range: 0.35nm to 500nm
- Surface area range (Kr): 0.0005m2/g and up
- Micropore volume: detectable within 0.0001cc/g
Applications:
- BET (Brunauer-Emmett-Teller) surface area
- Langmuir surface area
- Pore volume and pore area distributions
Notes to users:
First-time users must be trained by equipment-in-charge before they can use the instrument independently.
Contact information
Location: U003, Block U, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Equipment-in-charge: Dr. Oliver Xu/ Dr. Allen Wong
Email: oliver.xu@polyu.edu.hk/ allen-ka-wa.wong@polyu.edu.hk
Please contact Dr. Allen Wong (allen-ka-wa.wong@polyu.edu.hk) for training.
