Intro; Preface; Contents; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The Need for the Storage of Hydrogen, Methane, and Carbon Dioxide; 1.3 Nanoporous Materials; 1.4 Requested Properties for Nanoporous Adsorbents; References; 2 Fundamental Aspects of Supercritical Gas Adsorption; 2.1 Equation of State for Gases; 2.2 Intermolecular Interactions Between Molecules in Gas Phase; 2.3 Four Types of Molecule-Solid Interaction for Gas Storage; 2.4 Origin of Physical Adsorption; 2.5 Quasi-Vaporization of Supercritical Gas for Gas Storage; 2.5.1 Importance of Enhanced Intermolecular Interactions

2.5.2 Simple Analysis of Quasi-vaporized Supercritical Gases2.5.3 Surface Enrichment-Induced Enhancement of Supercritical Gas Adsorption; 2.5.4 Clathrate Formation-Mediated Adsorption of Supercritical Gas; 2.6 In-Pore Phase Diagram; References; 3 Fundamental Science of Gas Storage; 3.1 Surface Excess Mass and Absolute Adsorption Amount; 3.2 Particle Density, High-Pressure Adsorption Isotherm of Supercritical Gas, and Absolute Adsorption; 3.3 Nanoporous Materials for Gas Storage; 3.4 Effect of Adsorption Enthalpy on Gas Storage; References

4 Physical Chemistry and Engineering for Adsorptive Gas Storage in Nanoporous Solids4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Direct Experimental Measurement of Adsorptive Gas Storage; 4.3 Quantification of Adsorption on Different Substrates; 4.3.1 Adsorption on a Flat, Open Solid Surface; 4.3.2 Adsorption in Nanoporous Solids; 4.4 Experimental Measurements of Adsorption in Different Thermodynamic Frameworks; 4.4.1 Volumetric Isotherm Measurement and Data Analysis; 4.4.2 Gravimetric Isotherm Measurement and Data Analysis; 4.4.3 Conversion of Data Between Net, Excess, and Absolute Adsorption

4.4.4 Adsorption Isotherm Data from Molecular Simulations4.5 Implications of Different Thermodynamic Frameworks on Adsorptive Gas Storage Characterization; 4.6 Challenges in Measuring High-Pressure Adsorption for Gas Storage; 4.7 Other Engineering Considerations for Adsorptive Gas Storage; 4.7.1 Residual Gas Left in Adsorptive Storage Vessel at Depletion: Isothermal Storage Capacity; 4.7.2 Impact of Heat of Adsorption on Storage Performance: Dynamic Storage Capacity; 4.7.3 Impact of Heavier Compounds on Storage Performance; References; 5 Nanoporous Carbons with Tuned Porosity

5.1 Introduction5.2 Conventional Activation Methods; 5.2.1 Carbonization; 5.2.2 Physical Activation; 5.2.3 Chemical Activation; 5.3 Novel Approaches for Control of Microporosity; 5.3.1 Hydrothermal Carbonization; 5.3.2 Nanocasting Techniques; 5.3.2.1 Hard Templating; 5.3.2.2 Soft Templating; 5.3.3 Sol-Gel Approaches; 5.3.4 Self-Activation; 5.3.5 Carbon Molecular Sieves; 5.3.6 Carbide-Derived Carbons; 5.4 Conclusions; References; 6 Metal-Organic Frameworks; 6.1 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Construction Principles and Topology; 6.2 Historical Aspects of Discovery and Development of MOFs