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Modeling New Adsorbents for Ethylene/Ethane Separations by Adsorption via {Pi}-Complexation

Journal Article · · Fluid Phase Equilibria
OSTI ID:834672
The adsorption of olefins and paraffins in a novel model porous adsorbent is studied by means of molecular simulations. The adsorbents are synthesized by effective dispersion of CuCI on substrates with hydrocarbon-phobic surfaces, such as {gamma}-A1{sub 2}O{sub 3}. The Cu(I) cations are able to undergo {pi}-complexation with olefin molecules. Ethane and ethylene are studied as adsorbents, and the molecules are modeled as having two Lennard-Jones sites. Ethylene molecules have two additional associating square-well sites placed in the line perpendicular to the symmetry axis of the molecules in order to reproduce the {pi}-complexation.
Research Organization:
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-88ER13974
OSTI ID:
834672
Journal Information:
Fluid Phase Equilibria, Journal Name: Fluid Phase Equilibria Journal Issue: 117 Vol. 150; ISSN 0378-3812; ISSN FPEQDT
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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