Research Topics at the Division
The Micromeritics Division specializes in research on the porous medium-fluid system. This research responds to the needs of environmental and energy engineering, mining and geological engineering.
Main Research Areas of the Division
- Phenomena occurring in the pore space of porous media (sorption/desorption, diffusion, diffusion kinetics, filtration):
- Structural and textural analysis of the surface and pore space of porous media, taking into account their macro-, meso- and microporosity.
- Identification of structural parameters of porous media such as: open porosity, total porosity, density, specific surface area according to the BET, Langmuir and BJH models, pore volume and pore size distribution according to the KH, DFT, NLDFT and BJH models.
- Determination of sorption efficiency towards gases and vapors, including: sorption capacity, sorption isotherm, isosteric heat of adsorption.
- Determination of filtration parameters of porous media for gases and liquids, including: permeability and diffusion.
- Mining metrology, with particular emphasis on the presence of gases in hard coal and other rock seams:
- Construction of dedicated mining equipment for measuring the gas content in coal.
- Gasogeodynamic phenomena:
- Recognition of processes related to gasogeodynamic phenomena and outbursts of gases and rocks, especially methane and carbon.
- Analysis of the elemental composition of gases contained in the pore space of porous media.
- Assessment of the risk of gas-geodynamic phenomena in underground mines.
- Underground energy storage:
- Obtaining hydrocarbons from reservoir rocks.
- Assessment of energy storage potential.
- Sequestration of greenhouse gases.
- Computer modeling and stereological analysis:
- Use of computer modeling and artificial intelligence methods to forecast and simulate physical processes and analyze measurement data.
- Use of image analysis and mathematical morphology to measure rock structures, mapping and analyzing 3D morphology.
- Quantitative description of the geometric structure of rocks and other materials.
- Testing the surfaces of rock fractures, composites and other materials.
Head of the Division
D.Sc. Eng. Anna Pajdak, Associate Professor
email: pajdak@imgpan.pl
phone: 12 637-62-00 (31)