This document discusses the gas adsorption technique for determining surface area of solids. It works based on the BET theory of gas molecules physically adsorbing onto surfaces. The technique involves pretreating a solid sample under heat and vacuum to remove contaminants, then exposing it to incremental doses of an adsorptive gas like nitrogen at cryogenic temperatures. By measuring the quantity of gas adsorbed at each pressure, an adsorption isotherm can be generated to determine the monolayer capacity and calculate the surface area based on the area each adsorbed gas molecule covers. The gas adsorption technique can measure pores between 0.4-50nm and is an established, easy method for surface area analysis.