Adsorption of alkanes, alkenes and their mixtures in single-walled carbon nanotubes and bundles

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 90-99

  Jakobtorweihen, S ^a   Keil, F J ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Alkanes; Alkenes; Carbon nanotube; Molecular simulations

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BINARY MIXTURES; BUTENES; ETHANE; ETHYLENE; HYDROCARBONS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROPANE; PROPYLENE; SILICATE MINERALS; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); ZEOLITES;

1 BUTENES; 2 BUTENES; ADSORBED GAS; ADSORPTION BEHAVIOURS; ALKANES; ALKENES; CARBON NUMBERS; CRITICAL PARAMETERS; ENTROPIC EFFECTS; GAS-PHASE; HENRY COEFFICIENTS; INTERSTITIAL SPACES; ISOSTERIC HEATS; LINEAR ALKANES; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS; NON-IDEALITIES; PORE DIAMETERS; PURE COMPONENTS; RADIAL DENSITY PROFILES; THREE LAYERS; ZIGZAG STRUCTURES;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 61549102755     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020802378936     Document Type: Article

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