Molecular dynamics simulation of diffusion and electrical conductivity in montmorillonite interlayers

Greathouse, Jeffery A.; Cygan, Randall T.; Fredrich, Joanne T.; Jerauld, Gary R.

doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b10851

Title: Molecular dynamics simulation of diffusion and electrical conductivity in montmorillonite interlayers

Journal Article · Wed Jan 20 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Journal of Physical Chemistry. C

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b10851· OSTI ID:1240099

Greathouse, Jeffery A. ^[1]; Cygan, Randall T. ^[1]; Fredrich, Joanne T. ^[2]; Jerauld, Gary R. ^[2]

Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
BP America, Houston, TX (United States)

In this study, the diffusion of water and ions in the interlayer region of smectite clay minerals represents a direct probe of the type and strength of clay–fluid interactions. Interlayer diffusion also represents an important link between molecular simulation and macroscopic experiments. Here we use molecular dynamics simulation to investigate trends in cation and water diffusion in montmorillonite interlayers, looking specifically at the effects of layer charge, interlayer cation and cation charge (sodium or calcium), water content, and temperature. For Na-montmorillonite, the largest increase in ion and water diffusion coefficients occurs between the one-layer and two-layer hydrates, corresponding to the transition from inner-sphere to outer-sphere surface complexes. Calculated activation energies for ion and water diffusion in Na-montmorillonite are similar to each other and to the water hydrogen bond energy, suggesting the breaking of water–water and water–clay hydrogen bonds as a likely mechanism for interlayer diffusion. A comparison of interlayer diffusion with that of bulk electrolyte solutions reveals a clear trend of decreasing diffusion coefficient with increasing electrolyte concentration, and in most cases the interlayer diffusion results are nearly coincident with the corresponding bulk solutions. Trends in electrical conductivities computed from the ion diffusion coefficients are also compared.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Work for Others (WFO)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

OSTI ID:: 1240099

Report Number(s):: SAND2016-1151J; 619208

Journal Information:: Journal of Physical Chemistry. C, Vol. 120, Issue 3; ISSN 1932-7447

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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