A molecular simulation study of propane and propylene adsorption onto single-walled carbon nanotube bundles

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 2537-2546

  Cruz, Fernando J A L ^a   Esteves, Isabel A A C ^b   Mota, José P B ^b   Agnihotri, Sandeep ^c   Müller, Erich A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c University of Tennessee   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Molecular simulation; Propane; Propylene; Single walled carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION SITE; AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; ANISOTROPIC BEHAVIORS; ENDOHEDRALS; EXTERNAL SURFACES; GRAND CANONICAL MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; HYDRAULIC DIAMETER; MOLECULAR SIMULATION; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; NANOTUBE BUNDLES; NANOTUBE DIAMETERS; PRESSURE RANGES; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE BUNDLE; TUBE DIAMETERS;

ADSORPTION; CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRAULICS; ISOTHERMS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PROPANE; PROPYLENE;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

EID: 77954978541     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2010.1395     Document Type: Conference Paper

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