Simulating the adsorption of linear, branched and cyclic alkanes in silicalite-1 and AlPO4-5

Microporous and Mesoporous Materials

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 9-18

  Fox, Joseph P ^a   Rooy, Vincent ^a   Bates, Simon P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkanes; Cyclic alkanes; Monte Carlo simulations; Sorption; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARAFFINS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; SILICON COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

HENRY COEFFICIENTS; MACROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS; SILICALITES; VAPOUR-LIQUID COEXISTENCE;

ADSORPTION;

ADSORPTION; ALKANE; ALUMINOPHOSPHATE; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; ZEOLITE;

EID: 1642300688     PISSN: 13871811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micromeso.2003.12.022     Document Type: Article

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