A molecular simulation approach to the study of adsorption of hydrogen cyanide and methyl ethyl ketone in silicalite, mordenite and zeolite beta structures

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 33, Issue 9-10, 2007, Pages 843-850

  Kotdawala, R R ^a   Yazaydin, A Ozgur ^a   Kazantzis, N ^a   Thompson, R W ^a  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Hazardous molecules; Hydrogen cyanide; Methyl ethyl ketone; Molecular modeling; Molecular simulation

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; MOLECULAR MODELING; PHYSISORPTION; SORPTION; ZEOLITES;

HAZARDOUS MOLECULES; HYDROGEN CYANIDE (HCN); METHYL ETHYL KETONE; MOLECULAR SIMULATION;

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 34548356777     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020701275068     Document Type: Conference Paper

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