Understanding the Kinetic and Thermodynamic Origins of Xylene Separation in UiO-66(Zr) via Molecular Simulation

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 120, Issue 33, 2016, Pages 18651-18658

  Lennox, Matthew J ^a   Düren, Tina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DISTILLATION; ISOMERS; KINETICS; ORGANOMETALLICS; SEPARATION;

COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUE; DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS; INTRACRYSTALLINE DIFFUSION; METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; ORTHO SELECTIVITY; XYLENE SEPARATIONS; ZEOLITIC MATERIALS;

XYLENE;

EID: 84984621273     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b06148     Document Type: Article

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