Elucidating alkane adsorption in sodium-exchanged zeolites from molecular simulations to empirical equations

Adsorption of Carbon Dioxide on Alkali Metal Exchanged Zeolites

Molecular simulation of adsorption of alkanes in sodium MOR-type zeolites using a new force field.

The applicability of a recently proposed force field of Calero et al. (J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 11377) to Na-MOR zeolites is evaluated. The Henry law coefficients of ethane and C(5)-C(9) as well as the adsorption isotherms of ethane, propane, butane, and hexane in various Na-MOR zeolites are computed and compared with experimental values. These comparisons show that the new force field is ...

First principles derived, transferable force fields for CO2 adsorption in Na-exchanged cationic zeolites.

The development of accurate force fields is vital for predicting adsorption in porous materials. Previously, we introduced a first principles-based transferable force field for CO2 adsorption in siliceous zeolites (Fang et al., J. Phys. Chem. C, 2012, 116, 10692). In this study, we extend our approach to CO2 adsorption in cationic zeolites which possess more complex structures. Na-exchanged zeo...

Understanding the role of sodium during adsorption: a force field for alkanes in sodium-exchanged faujasites.

We have developed a united atom force field able to accurately describe the adsorption properties of linear alkanes in the sodium form of FAU-type zeolites. This force field successfully reproduces experimental adsorption properties of n-alkanes over a wide range of sodium cation densities, temperatures, and pressures. The force field reproduces the sodium positions in dehydrated FAU-type zeoli...

Density Functional Study of Copper-Exchanged Zeolites and Related Microporous Materials: Adsorption of Nitrosyls

DFT periodic, ONIOM, and cluster studies with all-electron basis sets are applied to Cu(I) exchanged zeolites and silicoalumino-phosphate analogs with faujasite and chabazite topology. The reactivity of the cations at different cation positions is probed by NO adsorption. In the ONIOM approach, the cation center and the nearest framework environment are described by DFT, whereas a larger part o...