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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Methane storage in molecular nanostructures |
Author: | Adisa, O. Cox, B. Hill, J. |
Citation: | Nanoscale, 2012; 4(11):3295-3307 |
Publisher: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
ISSN: | 2040-3364 2040-3372 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Olumide O. Adisa, Barry J. Cox and James M. Hill |
Abstract: | We survey various molecular structures which have been proposed as possible nanocontainers for methane storage. These are molecular structures that have been investigated through either experiments, molecular dynamics simulations or mathematical modelling. Computational simulation and mathematical modelling play an important role in predicting and verifying experimental outcomes, but both have their limitations. Even though recent advances have greatly improved computations, due to the large number of atoms and force field calculations involved, computational simulations can still be time consuming as compared to an instantaneous mathematical modelling approach. On the other hand, underlying an ideal mathematical model, there are many assumptions and approximations, but such modelling often reveals the key physical parameters and optimal configurations. Here, we review methane adsorption for three conventional nanostructures, namely graphite, single and multi-walled carbon nanotubes, and nanotube bundles (including interstitial and groove sites), and we survey methane adsorption in other molecular structures including metal organic frameworks. We also include an examination of minimum binding energies, equilibrium distances, gravimetric and volumetric uptakes, volume available for adsorption, as well as the effects of temperature and pressure on the adsorption of methane onto these molecular structures. |
Keywords: | Graphite Gases Methane Temperature Adsorption Pressure Nanostructures Nanotubes Molecular Dynamics Simulation |
Rights: | © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2012 |
DOI: | 10.1039/c2nr00042c |
Grant ID: | ARC |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2nr00042c |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 4 Mathematical Sciences publications |
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