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Sotira Yiacoumi

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Articles

  1. Kweon, H., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Friction and Adhesion Forces of Bacillus thuringiensis Spores on Planar Surfaces in Atmospheric Systems," Langmuir, doi: 10.1021/la203575q, 2011.
  2. Aaron, D.S., Borole, A.P., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Effects of Operating Conditions on Internal Resistances in Enzyme Fuel Cells Studied via Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy," Journal of Power Sources, doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2011.10.105, 2011.
  3. Tsouris, C., Mayes, R.T., Kiggans, J.O., Sharma, K., Yiacoumi, S., DePaoli, D.W., and Dai, S., "Mesoporous Carbon for Capacitive Deionization of Saline Water," Environmental Science & Technology, doi: 10.1021/es201551e, 2011.
  4. Aaron, D.S., Borole, A.P., Hussey, D.S., Jacobson, D.L., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Quantifying the Water Content in the Cathode of Enzyme Fuel Cells via Neutron Imaging," Journal of Power Sources, vol. 196, 1769-1775, 2011.
  5. Walker, M.E., McFarlane, J., Glasgow, D.C., Chung, E., Taboada-Serrano, P., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Influence of Radioactivity on Surface Interaction Forces," Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 350, 595-598, 2010.
  6. Chung, E., Yiacoumi, S., Lee, I., and Tsouris, C., "The Role of the Electrostatic Force in Spore Adhesion," Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 44, 6209-6214, 2010.
  7. Chung, E., Kweon, H., Yiacoumi, S., Lee, I., Joy, D.C., Palumbo, A.V., and Tsouris, C., "Adhesion of Spores of Bacillus thuringiensis on a Planar Surface," Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 44, 290-296, 2010.
  8. Hou, C.-H., Taboada-Serrano, P., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Electrosorption Selectivity of Ions from Mixtures of Electrolytes inside Nanopores," Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 129, 224703 (1-9), 2008. [Selected for the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology, vol. 18 (25), 2008.]
  9. DePaoli, D., Nash, K., Delmau, L., Dietz, M., Fink, S., Peterson, E., Todd, T., Watson, J., Yiacoumi, S., Aaron, D., Antonio, M., Bhave, R., Ensor, D., Felker, K., Guibal, E., Johnson, J., and Tsouris, C., "The Sixteenth Symposium on Separation Science and Technology for Energy Applications Foreword," Separation Science and Technology, vol. 45, 1667, 2010.
  10. Aaron, D., S. Yiacoumi, and C. Tsouris, “Effects of Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel-Cell Operating Conditions on Charge Transfer Resistances Measured by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy,” Separation Science and Technology, vol. 43, 2307-2320, 2008.
  11. Hou, C.-H., Wang, X., Liang, C., Dai, S., Yiacoumi, S., Tsouris, C., and Dai, S., "Molecular Sieving Capabilities of Mesoporous Carbon Membranes," Journal of Physical Chemistry B, vol. 112, 8563-8570, 2008.
  12. Hou, C.-H., Taboada-Serrano, P., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Monte Carlo Simulation of Electrical Double-Layer Formation from Mixtures of Electrolytes inside Nanopores," Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 128, 044705 (1-8), 2008. [Selected for the Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology, vol. 17 (5), 2008.]
  13. Taboada-Serrano, P., Vithayaveroj, V., Hou, C.-H., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Relationship between Effective Electrode/Electrolyte Interface Potential and Applied Potential for Gold Electrodes," Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 47, 3525-3531, 2008.
  14. Taboada-Serrano, P., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Electrostatic Surface Interactions in Mixtures of Symmetric and Asymmetric Electrolytes: A Monte Carlo Study," Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 125, 054716 (1-11), 2006.
  15. Hou, C.-H., Liang, C., Yiacoumi, S., Dai, S., and Tsouris, C., "Electrosorption Capacitance of Nanostructured Carbon-Based Materials," Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 302, 54-61, 2006.
  16. Tsouris, C., Noonan, J., Ying, J.-Y., and Yiacoumi, S., "Surfactant Effects on the Mechanism of Particle Capture in High-Gradient Magnetic Filtration," Separation and Purification Technology, vol. 51, 201-209, 2006.
  17. Taboada-Serrano, P., Chin, C.J., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Particle Aggregation/Phase Formation," Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 10, 123-132, 2005.
  18. Taboada-Serrano, P., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Behavior of Mixtures of Symmetric and Asymmetric Electrolytes near Discretely Charged Planar Surfaces: A Monte Carlo Study," Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 123, 054703 (1-9), 2005.
  19. Taboada-Serrano, P., Vithayaveroj, V., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Surface Charge Heterogeneities and Interparticle Forces Measured by Atomic Force Microscopy," Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 39, 6352-6360, 2005.
  20. Shin, W.-T., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Electric-Field Effects on Interfaces: Electrospray and Electrocoalescence," Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 9, 249-255, 2004.
  21. Chin, C.J., Lu, S.-C., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Fractal Dimension of Particle Aggregates in Magnetic Fields," Separation Science and Technology, vol. 39, 2839-2862, 2004.
  22. Benesch, T., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Interaction of Colloidal Spheres Close to a Charged Plate," Dispersion Science and Technology, vol. 72, 227-243, 2004.
  23. Shin, W.-T., Garanzuay, X., Yiacoumi, S., Tsouris, C., Gu, B., and Mahinthakumar, K., "Soil–Ozone Interactions: Kinetics and Mathematical Simulation," Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, vol. 72, 227-243, 2004.
  24. Subramaniam, K., Vithayaveroj, V., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Copper Uptake by Inorganic Colloids Under High Surface Coverage Conditions: Surface Charge and Sorption Equilibrium Modeling," Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 268, 12-22, 2003.
  25. Benesch, T., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Brownian Motion in Confinement," Physical Review E, vol. 68, 021401:1-5, 2003.
  26. Vithayaveroj, V., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, S., "Modification of Surface Forces by Metal Ion Adsorption," Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, vol. 24, 517-525, 2003.
  27. Chen, J., Yoon, J.-T., and Yiacoumi, S., "Effects of Chemical and Physical Properties of Influent on Copper Sorption onto Activated Carbon Fixed-Bed Columns," Carbon, vol. 41, 1635-1644, 2003.
  28. Yang, K.-L., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Electrosorption Capacitance of Nanostructured Carbon Aerogel Obtained by Cyclic Voltammetry," Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, vol. 540, 159 167, 2003.
  29. Yang, K.-L., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Proton Adsorption and Electrical Double-Layer Formation inside Charged Platinum Nanochannels," Nano Letters, vol. 2, 1433-1437, 2002.
  30. Yang, K.-L., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Monte Carlo Simulations of Electrical Double-Layer Formation in Nanopores," Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 117, 8499-8507, 2002.
  31. Chen, J., and Yiacoumi, S., "Transport Modeling of Depleted Uranium (DU) in Subsurface Systems," Water, Air & Soil Pollution, vol. 140, 173-201, 2002.
  32. Ying, T.-Y., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "An Electrochemical Method for the Formation of Magnetite Particles," Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, vol. 23, 569-576, 2002.
  33. Yang, K.-L., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Canonical Monte Carlo Simulations of the Fluctuating-Charge Molecular Water between Charged Surfaces," Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 117, 337 345, 2002.
  34. Ying, T.-Y., Yang, K.-L., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Electrosorption of Ions from Aqueous Solutions by Nanostructured Carbon Aerogel," Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 250, 18-27, 2002.
  35. Chin, C.J., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Agglomeration of Magnetic Particles and Breakup of Magnetic Chains in Magnetorheological Fluids," Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, vol. 204, 63-72, 2002.
  36. Chin, C.J., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Influence of Metal Ion Sorption on Colloidal Surface Forces Measured by Atomic Force Microscopy," Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 36, 343 348, 2002.
  37. Chin, C.J., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Probing DLVO Forces Using Interparticle Magnetic Forces: Transition from Secondary-Minimum to Primary-Minimum Aggregation," Langmuir, vol. 17, 6065 6071, 2001.
  38. Subramaniam, K., and Yiacoumi, S., "Modeling Kinetics of Copper Uptake by Inorganic Colloids under High Surface Coverage Conditions," Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, vol. 191, 145-159, 2001.
  39. Yang, K.-L., Ying, T.-Y., Yiacoumi, S., Tsouris, C., and Vittoratos, E. S., "Electrosorption of Ions from Aqueous Solutions by Carbon Aerogel: An Electrical Double-Layer Model," Langmuir, vol. 17, 1961 1969, 2001.
  40. Subramaniam, K., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Copper Uptake by Inorganic Particles - Equilibrium, Kinetics, and Particle Interactions: Experimental," Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, vol. 177, 133-146, 2001.
  41. Dambies, L., Guimon, C., Yiacoumi, S., and Guibal, E., "Characterization of Metal Ion Interactions with Chitosan by X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy," Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, vol. 177, 203-214, 2001.
  42. Shin, W.-T., Yiacoumi, S., Tsouris, C., and Dai, S., "A Pulseless Corona Discharge Process for the Oxidation of Organics in Water," Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 39, 4408 4414, 2000.
  43. Tsouris, C., Shin, W.-T., Yiacoumi, S., and DePaoli, D.W., "Electrohydrodynamic Velocity and Pumping Measurements in Water and Alcohols," Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 229, 335-345, 2000.
  44. Chin, C.J., Yiacoumi, S., Tsouris, C., Relle, S., and Grant, S.B., "Secondary-Minimum Aggregation of Superparamagnetic Colloidal Particles," Langmuir, vol. 16, 3641-3650, 2000.
  45. Ying, T.-Y., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "High-Gradient Magnetically Seeded Filtration," Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 55, 1101-1113, 2000.
  46. Ying, T.-Y., Chin, C.J., Lu, S.-C., Yiacoumi, S., Chattin, M.R., Spurrier, M.A., DePaoli, D.W., and Tsouris, C., "Magnetic-Seeding Filtration," Separation Science and Technology, vol. 34, 1371-1392, 1999.
  47. Subramaniam, K., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Effect of Copper and Cadmium Binding on the Flocculation of Ferric Oxide Particles," Separation Science and Technology, vol. 34, 1301-1318, 1999.
  48. Shin, W.-T., Mirmiran, A., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Ozonation Using Microbubbles Formed by Electric Fields," Separation and Purification Technology, vol. 15, 271-282, 1999.
  49. Chin, C.J., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Shear-Induced Flocculation of Colloidal Particles in Stirred Tanks," Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 206, 532-545, 1998.
  50. Tsouris, C., Shin, W.-T., and Yiacoumi, S., "Spraying, Pumping, and Mixing of Fluids by Electric Fields," The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineers, vol. 76, 589-599, 1998.
  51. Shin, W.-T., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Experiments on Electrostatic Dispersion of Air in Water," Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 36, 3647-3655, 1997.
  52. Burns, S.E., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Microbubble Generation for Environmental and Industrial Separations," Separation and Purification Technology, vol. 11, 221-232, 1997.
  53. Chen, J., Tendeyong, F., and Yiacoumi, S., "Equilibrium and Kinetic Studies of Copper Ion Uptake by Calcium Alginate," Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 31, 1433-1439, 1997.
  54. Tsouris, C., and Yiacoumi, S., "Particle Flocculation and Filtration by High-Gradient Magnetic Fields," Separation Science and Technology, vol. 32, 599-616, 1997.
  55. Chen, J., and Yiacoumi, S., "Biosorption of Metal Ions from Aqueous Solutions," Separation Science and Technology, vol. 32, 51-69, 1997.
  56. Yiacoumi, S., "Guest Editor’s Note - Special Issue: Separations in Environmental Systems," Separations Technology, vol. 6, 97, 1996.
  57. Yiacoumi, S., Rountree, D.A., and Tsouris, C., "Mechanism of Particle Flocculation by Magnetic Seeding," Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 184, 477-488, 1996.
  58. Chen, J., Yiacoumi, S., and Blaydes, T.G., "Equilibrium and Kinetic Studies of Copper Adsorption by Activated Carbon," Separations Technology, vol. 6, 133-146, 1996.
  59. Chen, J., Yiacoumi, S., and Blaydes, T.G., "Equilibrium and Kinetic Studies of Copper Adsorption by Activated Carbon," Separations Technology, vol. 6, 133-146, 1996.
  60. Tsouris, C., Yiacoumi, S., and Scott, T.C., "Heterogeneous Flocculation of Paramagnetic Particles in a Magnetic Field: The Bivariate Case of the Population Balance Equation," Chemical Engineering Communications, vol. 137, 147-159, 1995.
  61. Yiacoumi, S., and Tien, C., "Modeling Adsorption of Metal Ions from Aqueous Solutions: II. Transport-Controlled Cases," Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 175, 347-357, 1995.
  62. Yiacoumi, S., and Tien, C., "Modeling Adsorption of Metal Ions from Aqueous Solutions: I. Reaction-Controlled Cases," Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 175, 333-346, 1995.
  63. Yiacoumi, S., and Tien, C., "Uptake of Organic Compounds from Aqueous Solutions by Soils - A Comparison of Two Laplace Transform Inversion Techniques," Computers & Chemical Engineering, vol. 19, 1041-1050, 1995.
  64. Yiacoumi, S., and Tien, C., "A Model of Organic Solute Uptake from Aqueous Solutions by Soils," Water Resources Research, vol. 30, 571-580, 1994.
  65. Tsouris, C., Yiacoumi, S., and Hirtzel, C.S., "A Colloquium Series in Chemical Engineering at Syracuse University," Chemical Engineering Education, vol. 26, 200-204, Fall 1992.

Books

  1. Yiacoumi, S., and Tien, C., Kinetics of Metal Ion Adsorption from Aqueous Solutions: Models, Algorithms, and Applications, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Norwell, MA, 256 pp., 1995.
  2. Yiacoumi, S., and Chen, J., "Modeling of Metal Ion Sorption Phenomena in Environmental Systems," in Adsorption and Its Application in Industry and Environmental Protection, Vol. II, pp. 285-318, A. Dabrowski, ed., Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1998.
  3. Yang, K.-L., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Electrical Double-Layer Formation at the Nanoscale," in Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, J. A. Schwarz, C. Contescu, and K. Putyera, eds., Marcel Dekker, New York, 2004.
  4. Vithayaveroj, V., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Atomic Force Microscopy Studies of Metal Ion Sorption," in Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, J. A. Schwarz, C. Contescu, and K. Putyera, eds., Marcel Dekker, New York, 2004.
  5. Tsouris, C., Noonan, J., Ying, T.-Y., Chin, C.J., and Yiacoumi, S., "Functionalized Magnetic Particles: Fundamentals and Applications," in Green Separation Processes, C.A.M. Afonso and J.P.S.G Crespo, eds., Wiley-VCH, Germany, 2005.
  6. Letterman, R.D., and Yiacoumi, S., "Chapter 8, Coagulation and Flocculation," in Water Quality and Treatment, 6th edition, J.K. Edzwald, ed., American Water Works Association, Denver, CO, 2010.

Proceedings

  1. Vithayaveroj, V., Taboada-Serrano, P., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Surface Charge Heterogeneities: An Experimental and Molecular Modeling Study," 228th American Chemical Society Annual Meeting, Preprints of Extended Abstracts, vol. 44, no. 2, 2 pp., Philadelphia, PA, August 2004.
  2. Chin, C.J., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Effects of Metal Ion Adsorption on Colloidal Surface Forces: Measurements by Atomic Force Microscopy," Proceeding of the International Conference: Protection and Restoration of the Environment VI, Skiathos Island, Greece, July 1-5, 2002, 8 pp., 2002.
  3. Chin, C.J., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Influence of Metal Ion Sorption on Colloidal Surface Forces Measured by Atomic Force Microscopy," 222nd American Chemical Society National Meeting, Preprints of Extended Abstracts, vol. 41, no. 2, 288-290, Chicago, IL, August 26-30, 2001.
  4. Subramaniam, K., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Equilibria and Kinetics of Copper Sorption and Its Effects on Flocculation of Colloidal Oxide Particles," 220th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Preprints of Extended Abstracts, vol. 40, no. 2, 595-597, Washington, DC, August 19-24, 2000.
  5. Chin, C.J., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Aggregation of Colloidal Particles and Breakup of Aggregates," 220th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Preprints of Extended Abstracts, vol. 40, no. 2, 539-541, Washington, DC, August 19-24, 2000.
  6. Subramaniam, K., Chin, C.J., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Changes in Particle Flocculation Behavior due to Adsorption of Metal Ions from Aqueous Solutions," 217th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Preprints of Extended Abstracts, vol. 39, no. 1, 3 pp., Anaheim, CA, March 21-25, 1999.
  7. Chin, C.J., Yiacoumi, S., Relle, S., Grant, S.B., and Tsouris, C., "Chain Formation of Superparamagnetic Particles in Magnetic Fields," AIChE Annual Meeting, 2 pp., Miami, FL, November 15-20, 1998.
  8. Yiacoumi, S., Subramaniam, K., and Tsouris, C., "Influence of Metal Ion Adsorption Equilibrium and Kinetics on the Aggregation of Colloidal Particles," AIChE Annual Meeting, 2 pp., Miami, FL, November 15-20, 1998.
  9. Tsouris, C., Byers, C.H., and Yiacoumi, S., "Charging Up Your Separations: Applications of Electrotechnologies," 1998 Corn Utilization & Technology Conference, pp. 153-158, St. Louis, MO, June 1-3, 1998.
  10. Milot, C., Tobin, J.M., Yiacoumi, S., and Guibal, E., "Influence of Environmental Factors on Metal Ion Sorption by Chitosan Beads," Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Fundamentals of Adsorption, Giens, France, May 24-28, 1998, pp. 509-514, Elsevier, 1998.
  11. Subramaniam, K., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "A Unified Model for Ion Sorption Kinetics and Colloidal Particle Flocculation Rates," Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Fundamentals of Adsorption, Giens, France, May 24-28, 1998, pp. 951-956, Elsevier, 1998.
  12. Chen, J., and Yiacoumi, S., "Experimental and Modeling Studies of Copper Ion Sorption in Batch and Fixed-Bed Systems," Environmental Strategies for the 21st Century - An Asia Pacific Conference, pp. 461-466, Singapore, April 8-10, 1998.
  13. Burns, S.E., Yiacoumi, S., Frost, J.D., and Tsouris, C., "Application of Digital Image Analysis for Size Distribution Measurements of Microbubbles," Proceedings of Engineering Foundation Conference on Imaging Technologies: Techniques and Applications in Civil Engineering, Davos, Switzerland, May 25-30, 1997, pp. 100-107, ASCE, 1998.
  14. Tsouris, C., Chattin, M.R., Spurrier, M.A., DePaoli, D.W., Ying, T.-Y., Lu, S.-C., Chin, C. J., and Yiacoumi, S., "High-Gradient Magnetic Filtration for Environmental Applications," AIChE Topical Conference on Separation Science and Technologies, pp. 654-659, Los Angeles, CA, Nov. 16-21, 1997.
  15. Tsouris, C., DePaoli, D.W., Shin, W.-T., Mirmiran, A., Yiacoumi, S., and Duncan, G.D., "Innovative Concepts in Electrostatic Ozonation," AIChE Topical Conference on Separation Science and Technologies, pp. 572-576, Los Angeles, CA, November 16-21, 1997.
  16. Yiacoumi, S., and Subramaniam, K., "Uptake of Metal Ions from Aqueous Solutions by Sediments: A Unified Model for Ion Sorption and Particle Interactions," WERC/HSRC Joint Conference on the Environment, pp. 97-100, Albuquerque, NM, April 22-24, 1997.
  17. DePaoli, D.W., Tsouris, C., and Yiacoumi, S., "Magnetic-Seeding Filtration," Proceedings of the Efficient Separations and Processing Crosscutting Program, pp. 4.21-4.25, 1997 Technical Exchange Meeting, Gaithersburg, MD, January 28-30, 1997.
  18. Shin, W.-T., Burns, S.E., Yiacoumi, S., and Tsouris, C., "Microbubbles Formed by Electric Fields and Current," Emerging Technologies in Hazardous Waste Management VIII, pp. 692-695, I&EC Special Symposium, American Chemical Society, Birmingham, AL, September 9-11, 1996.
  19. Yiacoumi, S., Chin, C.J., Ying, T.-Y., Tsouris, C., DePaoli, D.W., Chattin, M., and Spurrier, M., "Magnetic Flocculation and Filtration," Emerging Technologies in Hazardous Waste Management VIII, pp. 687-690, I&EC Special Symposium, American Chemical Society, Birmingham, AL, September 9-11, 1996.
  20. Yiacoumi, S., and Tien, C., "A General Model for Organic Solute Uptake from Aqueous Solutions by Soils," Fifth International Conference on Fundamentals of Adsorption, Pacific Grove, CA, May 13 18, 1995.
  21. Yiacoumi, S., and Tien, C., "A General Algorithm for Calculating Metal Ion Adsorption from Aqueous Solutions," Fourth International Conference on Fundamentals of Adsorption, Kyoto, Japan, May 17-22, 1992.