AutoPore IV

Micromeritics' AutoPore IV 9500 Series characterizes a material’s porosity by applying various levels of pressure to a sample immersed in mercury. The pressure required to intrude mercury into the sample’s pores is inversely proportional to the size of the pores. This is called mercury porosimetry, or often, “mercury intrusion.” The AutoPore IV series provides high-quality analysis data and comes with enhanced data reduction and reporting packages, faster pressure ramp rates, a more flexible and controllable vacuum system, and a redesign of both the low-and high-pressure generation systems.

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Features

• Capability to measure pore diameters from 0.003 to ~1000 µm*
  
• Available with two low and one high-pressure ports or four low and two high-pressure ports for increased sample throughput
  
• Available in 33,000 psi or 60,000 psi models
  
• Low noise, high-pressure generating system
  
• Enhanced data reduction package; includes tortuosity, permeability, compressibility, pore-throat ratio, fractal dimension, Mayer-Stowe particle size, and more
  
• Operates in scanning and time – or rate – equilibrated modes
  
• Collects extremely high-resolution data; better than 0.1 µL for mercury intrusion and extrusion volumes

Associated Literature:

• Mercury Porosimetry Brochure
  
  
• AutoPore Applications
  
  
• Micromeritics Instruments Aid in Research Aimed at Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide Greenhouse Gas
  
  
• Ceramic Industry Magazine, on-line article: "Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry"

• Making Plastics Ecologically Friendly - Introduction of Biorenewable CO₂ into the Polymerization Process With the Help of Micromeritics Materials Characterization Instruments 
  
   
• Introduction to Mercury Porosimetry Intrusion   This article is an introduction to the physical characterization of materials by Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry with emphasis on reduction and presentation of experimental data (written by Paul A. Webb). 
  
  

• A Few Facts Pertaining to the Low Pressure Performance Specifications of a Mercury Intrusion Porosimeter   This brief technical note explains how certain key performance specifications for a mercury porosimeter are derived. It was written to allow a more balanced comparison between competitive products. (written by Paul A. Webb). *NOTE: The maximum pore size that any mercury porosimeter can characterize depends on a number of factors. The primary limiting factors are 1) the contact angel between mercury and the sample material, and 2) the head pressure gradient associated with a volume of mercury and the volume of sample material subjected to these pressures - Italian translation

• Reference Material  Information
  
  

  Poster available for download in pdf format: Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry Theory

The Mercury QuikVac portable mercury spill vacuum is now available. Mercury QuikVac Brochure Ordering Part Number: 090-00000-00

 

 

 

 

 

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