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Fine ceramics (advanced ceramics, advanced technical ceramics) - Determination of
specific surface area of ceramic powders by gas adsorption using the BET method (ISO
18757:2003)
Hochleistungskeramik - Bestimmung der spezifischen Oberfläche keramischer Pulver
durch Gasadsorption nach dem BET-Verfahren (ISO 18757:2003)
Céramiques techniques - Détermination de la surface spécifique (aire massique) des
poudres céramiques par adsorption de gaz a l'aide de la méthode BET (ISO
18757:2003)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 18757:2005
ICS:
81.060.30
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 18757
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
October 2005
ICS 81.060.30 Supersedes EN 725-6:1996
English Version
Fine ceramics (advanced ceramics, advanced technical
ceramics) - Determination of specific surface area of ceramic
powders by gas adsorption using the BET method (ISO
18757:2003)
Poudres céramiques - Détermination de l'aire massique Hochleistungskeramik - Bestimmung der spezifischen
(surface spécifique) par adsorption de gaz à l'aide de la Oberfläche keramischer Pulver durch Gasadsorption nach
méthode BET (ISO 18757:2003) dem BET-Verfahren (ISO 18757:2003)
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Foreword
The text of ISO 18757:2003 has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 206 “Fine ceramics” of the
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and has been taken over as EN ISO 18757:2005 by
Technical Committee CEN/TC 184 “Advanced technical ceramics” the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2006, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the
latest by April 2006.
This document supersedes EN 725-6:1996.
CEN/TC 184 has prepared EN 725 Advanced technical ceramics — Methods of test for ceramic powders in
twelve parts as follows:
Part 1: Determination of impurities in alumina
Part 2: Determination of impurities in barium titanate
Part 3: Determination of oxygen content of non-oxides by thermal extraction
Part 4: Determination of oxygen content of non-oxides by XRF analysis
Part 5: Determination of particle size distribution
Part 6: Determination of specific surface area
Part 7: Determination of absolute density
Part 8: Determination of tapped density
Part 9: Determination of untamped bulk density
Part 10: Determination of compaction properties
Part 11: Determination of the densification on natural sintering
Part 12: Chemical analysis of zirconia
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Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
and United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 18757:2003 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 18757:2005 without any modifications.

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 18757
First edition
2003-12-01
Fine ceramics (advanced ceramics,
advanced technical ceramics) —
Determination of specific surface area of
ceramic powders by gas adsorption using
the BET method
Poudres céramiques — Détermination de l'aire massique (surface
spécifique) par adsorption de gaz à l'aide de la méthode BET

Reference number
ISO 18757:2003(E)
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Contents Page
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms . 2
5 Principle . 2
6 Procedure . 3
6.1 General procedure . 3
6.2 Sample preparation . 3
6.3 Experimental conditions . 5
6.4 Evaluation of data . 6
7 Test report . 7
Annex A (informative) Sample preparation — Outgassing . 8
Annex B (informative) Reference materials . 9
Bibliography . 10
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Foreword
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 18757:2003(E)
Fine ceramics (advanced ceramics, advanced technical
ceramics) — Determination of specific surface area of ceramic
powders by gas adsorption using the BET method
1Scope
This International Standard provides guidelines for the determination of the total specific external and internal
surface area of disperse or porous (pore diameter > 2nm) fine ceramic materials by measuring the amount of
physically adsorbed gas according to the method of Brunauer, Emmet and Teller (BET method) [1]. General
guidelines of the method are described in ISO 9277. This International Standard only focuses on specific details
relevant to fine ceramic materials. It should further be noted that the BET method cannot be applied to type I
isotherms (microporous materials or chemisorption behaviour) or when the solid absorbs the measuring gas.
NOTE For further details on those subjects please see IUPAC references [2], [3] or the textbook by Gregg and Sing [4].
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document
(including any amendments) applies.
ISO 9277:1995, Determination of the specific surface area of solids by gas adsorption using the BET method
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
adsorption
enrichment of the adsorbate at the external and accessible internal surfaces of a solid
3.2
physisorption
weak bonding of the adsorbate, reversible by small changes in pressure or temperature
3.3
adsorbate
measuring gas to be adsorbed
3.4
adsorbent
solid, which adsorbs the measuring gas
3.5
surface area
area of external surface of a fine ceramic powder plus the internal surface of its accessible macro- and
mesopores
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3.6
adsorption isotherm
relation between the quantity of adsorbate and the equilibrium pressure of the adsorbate at constant
temperature
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms
Table 1 presents the symbols used in this International Standard, together with their SI units. For comparison
purposes, the IUPAC [3] symbols are also given. All specific dimensions are related to sample mass, in grams.
Table 1 — Symbols
IUPAC
ISO symbol Parameter SI unit
symbol
molecular cross-sectional area occupied by an adsorbed molecule in a complete
a nm a
m m
monolayer
2 −1
a specific surface area m g a
s s
a
C BET parameter 1 C
23 −1
L Avogadro constant (= 6,022× 10 ) mol L
m mass of the solid sample g m
a a
m specific mass of gas adsorbed 1 m
a
−1
a
n specific amount of gas adsorbed mol g n
a
specific monolayer capacity of adsorbate; amount of adsorbate needed to cover
−1 a
n mol g n , n
m m m
the surface with a complete monolayer of molecules
−1
n specific monolayer capacity derived from multi-point measurement mol g —
m, mp
−1
n specific monolayer capacity derived from single-point measurement mol g —
m, sp
p pressure of the adsorbate in equilibrium with the adsorbate Pa p
p saturation vapour pressure of the adsorbate Pa
0 p
t time s t
T temperature K T
3 −1 a
V specific volume adsorbed m g V
a
a
According to ISO 31-0, the coherent SI unit for any quantity of dimension one (at present commonly termed “dimensionless”) is the unit
one, symbol 1.
5Principle
The method specified involves the determination of the amount of adsorbate required to cover the external and
accessible internal pore surface of a solid with a complete monolayer of adsorbate (see Figure 1).
This monolayer capacity can be calculated from the adsorption isotherm using the BET equation:
p/p 1 C− 1
= + × (p/p ) (1)
n [1− (p/p )] n C n C
a 0 m,mp m,mp
Any gas may be used provided it is physically adsorbed by weak bonds at the surface of the solid (van der
Waals forces), and can be desorbed by a decrease in pressure at the same temperature. Nitrogen at its boiling
point (about 77 K) is the most frequently used adsorbate. Krypton or argon at liquid nitrogen temperature are
two other gases that are frequently used. The latter two gases offer an improved sensitivity for the analysis of
2 2
low surface-area samples (less tha
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