Molecular simulation of adsorption and diffusion in pillared clays

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 51, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 3409-3426

  Yi, Xiaohua ^a   Shing, Katherine S ^a   Sahimi, Muhammad ^a,b  

^a University of Southern California   (United States)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CLAY; DIFFUSION; SIMULATION;

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; CATALYSTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

GRAND CANONICAL ENSEMBLE MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PILLARED CLAYS; SELF DIFFUSION;

CLAY MINERALS;

EID: 0030176855     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-2509(95)00415-7     Document Type: Article

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