Particle Characterisation Dictionary

A selection of particle characterisation terms defined to provide a better understanding of how Quantachrome instruments are used.

adsorbate
adsorbent
adsorption
adsorptive
BET surface area
bulk density
chemisorption
circularity
colloid
concavity index
convexity
degasser
density
desorption
dispersion
DLS
DVS
dynamic light scattering
dynamic vapor sorption
electroacoustics
electroacoustic spectrometer
elongation
emulsion
equivalent disc diameter
Feret diameter
form
gas adsorption
gas pycnometer
gas pycnometry
inner diameter
macroporous materials
maximum inscribed disc diameter
mesoporous materials
micropore
microporous materials
morphology
morphometry
nanoparticle
particle
particle size
particle size distribution
physisorption
pore size
porometer
porometry
porosimeter
porosimetry
porosity
pycnometer
pycnometry
roughness
roundness
seismoelectric effect
shape factor
sieve diameter
sorption
specific surface area
sphericity
streaming current
streaming vibration current
surface area
surface charge
surface texture
tapped density
temperature programmed desorption
temperature programmed oxidation
temperature programmed reduction
TPD
TPO
TPR
true density
zeta potential