Table of contents : Contents......Page 4 Preface to the fifth edition......Page 10 Preface to the first edition......Page 11 1 Permeametry and gas diffusion......Page 14 2 Surface area determination by gas adsorption......Page 52 3 Determination of pore size distribution by gas adsorption......Page 117 4 Pore size determination by mercury porosimetry......Page 162 5 Other methods for determining surface area......Page 204 Appendix Names and addresses of manufacturers and suppliers......Page 237 Author index......Page 252 Subject index......Page 253