Phase Transition and Criticality of Methane Confined in Nanopores

Yang, Huan; Jayaatmaja, Kevin; Dejam, Morteza; Tan, Sugata P.; Adidharma, Hertanto

doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c02955

Title: Phase Transition and Criticality of Methane Confined in Nanopores

Journal Article · 04 February 2022 · Langmuir

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c02955 · OSTI ID:1865671

^[1]; Jayaatmaja, Kevin ^[2];

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^[3]; Adidharma, Hertanto ^[2]

Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (United States); University of Wyoming
Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (United States)
Planetary Science Inst., Tucson, AZ (United States)

For the first time, the phase transition and criticality of methane confined in nanoporous media are measured. The measurement is performed by establishing an experimental setup utilizing a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) capable of operating under very low temperatures as well as high pressures to detect the capillary phase transition of methane inside nanopores. By performing experiments along isochoric cooling paths, both the capillary condensation and the bulk condensation of methane are detected. Here, the pore critical point (PCP) of nanoconfined methane is also determined and then used to derive the parameters of a previously developed self-consistent equation of state based on the Generalized van der Waals (vdW) partition function. Using this parameter, the equation of state can predict the capillary-condensation curves that agree well with the experimental data.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie, WY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0021318

OSTI ID:: 1865671

Journal Information:: Langmuir, Journal Name: Langmuir Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 38; ISSN 0743-7463

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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