@article {64, title = {Adsorption-based characterization of hierarchical metal{\textendash}organic frameworks}, journal = {Adsorption}, volume = {20}, year = {2014}, month = {Feb-2014}, pages = {349-357}, abstract = {

Nitrogen adsorption at 77 K on metal\–organic framework (MOF) is investigated by means of molecular simulations. We consider both regular Cu\–BTC crystal and a MOF-based hierarchical porous solid consisting of a mesopore carved out of a Cu\–BTC crystal. The t-plot method is applied to these solids by using a non-porous Cu\–BTC surface as the reference sample. The values of the mesoporous and external surface areas are determined from the t-plot, and the validity of the method for this type of hierarchical solid is discussed.

}, keywords = {Adsorption, Hierarchical porous materials, Molecular simulation, t-Plot}, issn = {0929-5607}, doi = {10.1007/s10450-013-9583-7}, author = {Fran{\c c}ois Villemot and Anne Galarneau and Benoit A. Coasne} }