The low-density diffusion coefficient of soft-sphere fluids in nanopores: Accurate correlations from exact theory and criteria for applicability of the Knudsen model

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 382, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 339-349

  Bonilla, Mauricio Rincon ^a   Bhatia, Suresh K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Diffusion in porous media; Gas separation; Knudsen diffusion; Membrane characterisation; Membrane diffusion

Indexed keywords

CLASSICAL METHODS; COMPUTATIONAL DEMANDS; CONFINED SPACE; DIFFUSIVITIES; DISPERSIVE FORCES; EMERGING APPLICATIONS; FAST ESTIMATION; FLUID SOLID INTERACTION; GAS SEPARATION; GAS SEPARATIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; KNUDSEN; KNUDSEN DIFFUSION; MEMBRANE CHARACTERISATION; MEMBRANE DIFFUSION; MODERATE TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MOLECULAR TRANSPORT; NARROW PORES; NON-CATALYTIC; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; OSCILLATOR MODEL; PARAMETER VALUES; PERMEATION DATA; SIMPLE GEOMETRIES; STRAIGHT-FORWARD METHOD;

ADSORPTION; COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY; ESTIMATION; FLUIDS; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOFLUIDICS; OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POROUS MATERIALS; REACTION KINETICS; SPHERES; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

DIFFUSION;

NANOPARTICLE; NANOSPHERE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENSITY GRADIENT; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; GEOMETRY; KNUDSEN MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOPORE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 80052752531     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.08.033     Document Type: Article

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