Rock porosity determination by combination of X-ray computerized tomography with mercury porosimetry

First results are described of coupling of mercury porosimetry with X-ray computerized tomography (CT) as a new combination technique for rock porosity studies. This technique is suitable for rock samples with a pronounced mercury intrusion-extrusion hysteresis and includes CT measurements before and after mercury intrusion. The entrapped portion of mercury, when the pressure after the intrusion into the rock sample is reduced to 0.1 MPa, serves as a contrast agent in the porous network to localize spatial distribution of rock porosity by CT. The results obtained show that the mercury intrusion and therefore the porosity were quite different for the separate mineral phases. Therefore the combination of mercury porosimetry and computer tomography can give 3-D data on mineral-specific porosity distributions with additional pore size information. In contrast to mercury porosimetry as a single method, results of the combination technique with CT represent a direct visualization of porosity variation and do not depend on any special pore network model. Received: 2 July 1996 / Revised: 20 November 1996 / Accepted: 22 November 1996     

IR study of 1-hexene isomerization on HZSM-5 zeolites

In the IR spectra of 1-hexene adsorbed on HZSM-5 zeolites with different Si/Al ratios, a new band at 1510 cm^–1 has been observed. The cis/trans-2-hexene and trans-2-hexene/1-hexene ratios were determined.

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1-, HZSM-5 Si/Al, 1510 cm^–1. /-2- -2-/1-.