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Title: Irreversible xenon insertion into a small-pore zeolite at moderate pressures and temperatures

Abstract

Pressure drastically alters the chemical and physical properties of materials and allows structural phase transitions and chemical reactions to occur that defy much of our understanding gained under ambient conditions. Particularly exciting is the high-pressure chemistry of xenon, which is known to react with hydrogen and ice at high pressures and form stable compounds. Here, we show that Ag16Al16Si24O8·16H2O (Ag-natrolite) irreversibly inserts xenon into its micropores at 1.7 GPa and 250 °C, while Ag+ is reduced to metallic Ag and possibly oxidized to Ag2+. In contrast to krypton, xenon is retained within the pores of this zeolite after pressure release and requires heat to desorb. This irreversible insertion and trapping of xenon in Ag-natrolite under moderate conditions sheds new light on chemical reactions that could account for the xenon deficiency relative to argon observed in terrestrial and Martian atmospheres.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5];  [2];  [6];  [5];  [1]
  1. Yonsei Univ., Seoul (Korea)
  2. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
  3. Carnegie Institution of Washington, Argonne, IL (United States)
  4. Chung-Ang Univ., Seoul (Korea)
  5. Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (United States)
  6. SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
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Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1158896
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-648696
Journal ID: ISSN 1755-4330
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC52-07NA27344
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nature Chemistry
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 6; Journal Issue: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 1755-4330
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY

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Seoung, Donghoon, Cynn, Hyunchae, Park, Changyong, Choi, Kwang -Yong, Blom, Douglas A., Evans, William J., Kao, Chi -Chang, Vogt, Thomas, and Lee, Yongjae. Irreversible xenon insertion into a small-pore zeolite at moderate pressures and temperatures. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1038/nchem.1997.
Seoung, Donghoon, Cynn, Hyunchae, Park, Changyong, Choi, Kwang -Yong, Blom, Douglas A., Evans, William J., Kao, Chi -Chang, Vogt, Thomas, & Lee, Yongjae. Irreversible xenon insertion into a small-pore zeolite at moderate pressures and temperatures. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.1997
Seoung, Donghoon, Cynn, Hyunchae, Park, Changyong, Choi, Kwang -Yong, Blom, Douglas A., Evans, William J., Kao, Chi -Chang, Vogt, Thomas, and Lee, Yongjae. Mon . "Irreversible xenon insertion into a small-pore zeolite at moderate pressures and temperatures". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.1997. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1158896.
@article{osti_1158896,
title = {Irreversible xenon insertion into a small-pore zeolite at moderate pressures and temperatures},
author = {Seoung, Donghoon and Cynn, Hyunchae and Park, Changyong and Choi, Kwang -Yong and Blom, Douglas A. and Evans, William J. and Kao, Chi -Chang and Vogt, Thomas and Lee, Yongjae},
abstractNote = {Pressure drastically alters the chemical and physical properties of materials and allows structural phase transitions and chemical reactions to occur that defy much of our understanding gained under ambient conditions. Particularly exciting is the high-pressure chemistry of xenon, which is known to react with hydrogen and ice at high pressures and form stable compounds. Here, we show that Ag16Al16Si24O8·16H2O (Ag-natrolite) irreversibly inserts xenon into its micropores at 1.7 GPa and 250 °C, while Ag+ is reduced to metallic Ag and possibly oxidized to Ag2+. In contrast to krypton, xenon is retained within the pores of this zeolite after pressure release and requires heat to desorb. This irreversible insertion and trapping of xenon in Ag-natrolite under moderate conditions sheds new light on chemical reactions that could account for the xenon deficiency relative to argon observed in terrestrial and Martian atmospheres.},
doi = {10.1038/nchem.1997},
journal = {Nature Chemistry},
number = 9,
volume = 6,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}

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