Sorption of Methane, Nitrogen, Oxygen, and Argon in ZSM-5 with different SiO2/Al2O3 Ratios: Grand Canonical Monte Carlo Simulation and Volumetric Measurements

作者：Sethia Govind; Pillai Renjith S; Dangi Ganga P; Somani Rajesh S; Bajaj Hari C; Jasra Raksh V^*

来源：Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2010, 49(5): 2353-2362.

DOI：10.1021/ie900280w

Sorption of CH4, N-2, O-2, and Ar in ZSM-5 with different SiO2/Al2O3 ratios was studied by volumetric measurements and grand canonical Monte Carlo simulation. Sorption capacity for all the gases studied was observed to decrease with in increase in the SiO2/Al2O3 ratio of ZSM-5. The sorption selectivity of CH4 over N-2 increases, whereas sorption selectivities of N-2 over O-2 and Ar decrease with an increase in the SiO2/Al2O3 ratio of ZSM-5. ZSM-5 with SiO2/Al2O3 of 900 showed higher selectivity for CH4 over N-2, whereas the SiO2/Al2O3 ratio of 25 showed higher N-2 selectivity over O-2 and Ar. The heats of adsorption for CH4 and N-2 decrease and that for O-2 and Ar remain unaffected with an increase in SiO2/Al2O3 ratio of ZSM-5. The values of Henry's constant were also calculated for CH4, N-2, O-2, and Ar for adsorption in ZSM-5 having varied SiO2/Al2O3 ratio. The experimental results were compared with theoretically calculated data using grand canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulation. Simulation studies expectedly showed the proximity of N-2 molecules to the sites occupied by extraframework sodium cations.

• 出版日期2010-3-3
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