In various embodiments, a method for determining at least one pore-related parameter of a porous structure is provided. The method includes supplying a volatile liquid into a chamber. The method also includes coating a first surface of the porous structure with an evaporation preventing substance. The method further includes placing the coated porous structure within the chamber. The method additionally includes determining an effective mass of the chamber over a period of time. The method also includes determining the at least one pore-related parameter of an uncoated second surface of the coated porous structure based on the effective mass determined. The second surface of the porous structure is opposite the first surface of the porous structure.

The present disclosure discloses a combined apparatus for experimentation on different storage modes of carbon dioxide, which comprises a displacement device, a storage reaction device and a measuring device, wherein the displacement device comprises a displacement pump, and an intermediate oil-water container and an intermediate carbon dioxide container that are arranged in parallel, the displacement pump is connected to a first end of the parallel connection of the intermediate oil-water container and the intermediate carbon dioxide container, and an inlet end of the storage reaction device is connected to a second end of the parallel connection of the intermediate oil-water container and the intermediate carbon dioxide container; the measuring device comprises a weigher, a first pressure detector, a gas-liquid separator, a gas meter and a mineral analyzer, wherein the first pressure detector is arranged in the intermediate oil-water container, and the gas-liquid separator is connected to the outlet end of the storage reaction device. Thus, the storage amount of carbon dioxide in different storage modes can be evaluated by means of a single apparatus. Compared with the prior art in which different storage experiments are performed separately.

A method of characterizing free volume of a rock sample includes test operations that measure pressure decay data from stepwise pressurization of the rock sample with a test gas. An initial free volume of the rock sample is calculated as a function of the pressure decay data. An initial maximum storage capacity of the rock sample is derived as a function of the initial free volume of the rock sample. A volume of test gas adsorbed as a liquid is calculated based on the maximum storage capacity of the rock sample. An updated free volume of the rock sample is calculated based on the initial free volume and the volume of the test gas adsorbed as a liquid. An updated maximum storage capacity of the rock sample is derived as a function of the updated free volume. Calculations of the volume of test gas adsorbed as a liquid, the updated free volume and the updated maximum capacity of the rock sample can be repeated until the updated maximum storage capacity and the updated free volume converge respectively to give the maximum storage capacity and free volume of the rock sample.

A rotor comprises a support intended to be mounted rotatable around a rotation axis in a centrifuge enclosure. The support having at least one housing for receiving the sample. At least one electrically powered sensor held by the support, configured to measure a property of the sample. A contactless power receiver, configured to receive electrical power without contact from a contactless power transmitter, the contactless power receiver being carried by the support and being jointly rotatable with the support, the contactless power receiver being electrically connected to the at least one sensor to electrically power the at least one sensor during a rotation of the support.

The longitudinal relaxation times (T.sub.1) of water and hydrocarbon inside porous media, such as rock from subsurface formations, behave differently when external magnetic fields vary. A Nuclear Magnetic Relaxation Dispersion (NMRD) profile from Fast Field Cycling Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (FFC-NMR) technique differentiates the type of fluids filling the pores. Different types of pores in a rock sample are filled with different fluids, water and hydrocarbon, and the absolute porosity and the pore size of each type of pores is determined.

A hydrogel particle, comprising a matrix comprising a polymerized monomer, said matrix comprising a plurality of micropores and a plurality of macropores, and one or more immunostimulatory biomolecules selected from the group consisting of an anti-CD3 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, an anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, and combinations thereof.

The present disclosure discloses a combined apparatus for experimentation on different storage modes of carbon dioxide, which comprises a displacement device, a storage reaction device and a measuring device, wherein the displacement device comprises a displacement pump, and an intermediate oil-water container and an intermediate carbon dioxide container that are arranged in parallel, the displacement pump is connected to a first end of the parallel connection of the intermediate oil-water container and the intermediate carbon dioxide container, and an inlet end of the storage reaction device is connected to a second end of the parallel connection of the intermediate oil-water container and the intermediate carbon dioxide container; the measuring device comprises a weigher, a first pressure detector, a gas-liquid separator, a gas meter and a mineral analyzer, wherein the first pressure detector is arranged in the intermediate oil-water container, and the gas-liquid separator is connected to the outlet end of the storage reaction device. Thus, the storage amount of carbon dioxide in different storage modes can be evaluated by means of a single apparatus. Compared with the prior art in which different storage experiments are performed separately.

A method and apparatus for extracting the contents of voids and/or pores present in a semiconductor device to obtain information indicative of the nature of the voids and/or pores, e.g. to assist with metrology measurements. The method includes heating the semiconductor wafer to expel the contents of the voids and/or pores, collecting the expelled material in a collector, and measuring a consequential change in mass of the semiconductor wafer and/or the collector, to extract information indicative of the nature of the voids. This information may include information relating to the distribution of the voids and/or pores, and/or the sizes of the voids and/or pores, and/or the chemical contents of the voids and/or pores. The collector may include a condenser having a temperature-controlled surface (e.g. in thermal communication with a refrigeration unit) for condensing the expelled material.

A hydrogel particle, comprising a matrix comprising a polymerized monomer, said matrix comprising a plurality of micropores and a plurality of macropores, and one or more immunostimulatory biomolecules selected from the group consisting of an anti-CD3 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, an anti-CD28 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, and combinations thereof.

Disclosed is a screening method for selecting an adsorbent for use in environment-friendly gas-insulated equipment which contains an environment-friendly gas functioning as an insulating medium inside the equipment, the adsorbent to adsorb unwanted decomposed gas that is produced from decomposition of the environmental-friendly gas, the method steps include: establishing screening sets, performing pre-experiment adsorption experiment screening, standard gas adsorption experiment screening, and mixed gas adsorption experiment screening, establishing mapping relationship between a decomposed gas type set and a third adsorbent type set under different working conditions, and selecting an adsorbent combination mode suitable for a working condition type and a mixed gas composition mode based on the mapping relationship. Through adsorption experiment screening of a single standard gas and a mixed gas under different working conditions, an adsorbent combination mode suitable for adsorbing mixed decomposed gas under different working conditions is obtained.