Simple model of adsorption on external surface of carbon nanotubes—a new analytical approach basing on molecular simulation data

Abstract Nitrogen adsorption on carbon nanotubes is widelystudied because nitrogen adsorption isotherm measurementis a standard method applied for porosity characterization.A further reason is that carbon nanotubes are potentialadsorbents for separation of nitrogen from oxygen in air. Thestudy prese...

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Main Authors: Furmaniak, S., Terzyk, A., Gauden, P., Harris, P., Wisniewski, M., Kowalczyk, Poitr
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Published: Multi-Science Publishing Co. Ltd. 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47786
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author Furmaniak, S.
Terzyk, A.
Gauden, P.
Harris, P.
Wisniewski, M.
Kowalczyk, Poitr
author_facet Furmaniak, S.
Terzyk, A.
Gauden, P.
Harris, P.
Wisniewski, M.
Kowalczyk, Poitr
author_sort Furmaniak, S.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description Abstract Nitrogen adsorption on carbon nanotubes is widelystudied because nitrogen adsorption isotherm measurementis a standard method applied for porosity characterization.A further reason is that carbon nanotubes are potentialadsorbents for separation of nitrogen from oxygen in air. Thestudy presented here describes the results of GCMC simulationsof nitrogen (three site model) adsorption on singleand multi walled closed nanotubes. The results obtained aredescribed by a new adsorption isotherm model proposed inthis study. The model can be treated as the tube analogue ofthe GAB isotherm taking into account the lateral adsorbate–adsorbate interactions. We show that the model describesthe simulated data satisfactorily. Next this new approachis applied for a description of experimental data measuredon different commercially available (and characterized usingHRTEM) carbon nanotubes. We show that generally aquite good fit is observed and therefore it is suggested thatthe observed mechanism of adsorption in the studied mate-rials is mainly determined by adsorption on tubes separatedat large distances, so the tubes behave almost independently.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-477862018-12-14T00:56:19Z Simple model of adsorption on external surface of carbon nanotubes—a new analytical approach basing on molecular simulation data Furmaniak, S. Terzyk, A. Gauden, P. Harris, P. Wisniewski, M. Kowalczyk, Poitr GCMC Carbon nanotubes Surface area Adsorption Nitrogen Abstract Nitrogen adsorption on carbon nanotubes is widelystudied because nitrogen adsorption isotherm measurementis a standard method applied for porosity characterization.A further reason is that carbon nanotubes are potentialadsorbents for separation of nitrogen from oxygen in air. Thestudy presented here describes the results of GCMC simulationsof nitrogen (three site model) adsorption on singleand multi walled closed nanotubes. The results obtained aredescribed by a new adsorption isotherm model proposed inthis study. The model can be treated as the tube analogue ofthe GAB isotherm taking into account the lateral adsorbate–adsorbate interactions. We show that the model describesthe simulated data satisfactorily. Next this new approachis applied for a description of experimental data measuredon different commercially available (and characterized usingHRTEM) carbon nanotubes. We show that generally aquite good fit is observed and therefore it is suggested thatthe observed mechanism of adsorption in the studied mate-rials is mainly determined by adsorption on tubes separatedat large distances, so the tubes behave almost independently. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47786 Multi-Science Publishing Co. Ltd. restricted
spellingShingle GCMC
Carbon nanotubes
Surface area
Adsorption
Nitrogen
Furmaniak, S.
Terzyk, A.
Gauden, P.
Harris, P.
Wisniewski, M.
Kowalczyk, Poitr
Simple model of adsorption on external surface of carbon nanotubes—a new analytical approach basing on molecular simulation data
title Simple model of adsorption on external surface of carbon nanotubes—a new analytical approach basing on molecular simulation data
title_full Simple model of adsorption on external surface of carbon nanotubes—a new analytical approach basing on molecular simulation data
title_fullStr Simple model of adsorption on external surface of carbon nanotubes—a new analytical approach basing on molecular simulation data
title_full_unstemmed Simple model of adsorption on external surface of carbon nanotubes—a new analytical approach basing on molecular simulation data
title_short Simple model of adsorption on external surface of carbon nanotubes—a new analytical approach basing on molecular simulation data
title_sort simple model of adsorption on external surface of carbon nanotubes—a new analytical approach basing on molecular simulation data
topic GCMC
Carbon nanotubes
Surface area
Adsorption
Nitrogen
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47786