Effect of surface active sites on adsorption of associating chain molecules in pores: A Monte Carlo study
✍ Scribed by Lourdes F. Vega; Erich A. Müller; Luis F. Rull; Keith E. Gubbins
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 850 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0929-5607
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✦ Synopsis
This work describes the adsorption behavior of associating and non-associating chains and their mixtures in pores with activated surfaces. The systems are studied using Gibbs ensemble Monte Carlo molecular simulations. Fluid molecules are modeled as freely jointed Lennard-Jones chains. Associating chains have, additionally, an associating square-well site placed in an end sphere. The pores are modeled as regular slit pores via an integrated Lennard-Jones potential (10-4-3); activation is achieved by placing specific association sites protruding from the surface. Two different solid-fluid interaction parameters are used, one of which corresponds roughly to alkanes on graphite, the other being a much weaker interaction. Adsorption isotherms are presented for several different cases: associating and non-associating chains confined within both neutral and activated walls. Mixtures of associating and non-associating chains are also considered. The effects of pore size, temperature and chain length are quantified. Selectivities obtained are in the range of those seen in adsorption experiments of alkane-alkanol mixtures.