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Nanoporous materials have aroused huge attention in research and development due to their capability in numerous areas such as gas storage, separation, and catalysis processes, membranes, microdevices, etc. The properties of nanoporous materials are controlled by the arrangement of atoms in the crystal as well as the specific surface area and porosity. Detailed information about textural properties, such as pore size, shape, surface morphology, and connectivity, and composition of nanoporous materials has a significant effect on their efficiency and performance, and therefore, it is necessary to determine their properties. The development of nanoporous materials featuring uniform, tailor-made pore structures, and offers the tremendous capability for these applications. In this respect, this chapter emphasizes and explains both existing and novel methods for the synthesis and characterization of nanoporous materials, which is essential to galvanize yet more progress in these materials’ further development.
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Keshavarz, L., Ghaani, M.R., Saremi, O., English, N.J. (2022). Characterization of Nanoporous Materials. In: Uthaman, A., Thomas, S., Li, T., Maria, H. (eds) Advanced Functional Porous Materials. Engineering Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85397-6_10
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