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Schlaich A, Vandamme M, Plazanet M, Coasne B. Bridging Microscopic Dynamics and Hydraulic Permeability in Mechanically-Deformed Nanoporous Materials. ACS NANO 2024. [PMID: 39253836 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c04190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/11/2024]
Abstract
In the field of nanoconfined fluids, there are striking examples of deformation/transport coupling in which mechanical solicitation of the confining solid and dynamics of the confined fluid impact each other. While this intriguing behavior can be harnessed for applications (e.g., energy storage, phase separation, catalysis), the underlying mechanisms remain to be understood. Here, using molecular simulations, we investigate fluid flow in deformable nanoporous materials subjected to external mechanical stresses. We show that the pore mechanical properties significantly affect fluid flow as they lead to significant pore deformations and different fluid organization at the solid surface. Despite such mechanical effects, we show that the fluid thermodynamic properties (i.e., adsorption) can be linked consistently to Darcy's law for the permeability by invoking a pore size definition based on the concept of Gibbs' dividing surface. In particular, regardless of the solid stiffness and applied external stress, all data can be rationalized by accounting for the fluid viscosity and slippage at the solid surface (independently of a specific pore size definition). Using such a formalism, we establish that the intimate relation─derived using the linear response theory─between collective diffusivity and hydraulic permeability remains valid. This allows linking consistently microscopic dynamics experiments and macroscopic permeability experiments on fluid flow in deformable nanoporous materials.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alexander Schlaich
- Stuttgart Center for Simulation Science (SC SimTech), University of Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
- Institute for Computational Physics, University of Stuttgart, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, LIPhy, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Navier, Ecole des Ponts, Univ. Gustave Eiffel, CNRS, 77420 Marne-la-Vallée, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, LIPhy, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, LIPhy, 38000 Grenoble, France
- Institut Laue Langevin, F-38042 Grenoble, France
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Bhardwaj A, Surmani Martins MV, You Y, Sajja R, Rimmer M, Goutham S, Qi R, Abbas Dar S, Radha B, Keerthi A. Fabrication of angstrom-scale two-dimensional channels for mass transport. Nat Protoc 2024; 19:240-280. [PMID: 38012396 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-023-00911-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Fluidic channels at atomic scales regulate cellular trafficking and molecular filtration across membranes, and thus play crucial roles in the functioning of living systems. However, constructing synthetic channels experimentally at these scales has been a significant challenge due to the limitations in nanofabrication techniques and the surface roughness of the commonly used materials. Angstrom (Å)-scale slit-like channels overcome such challenges as these are made with precise control over their dimensions and can be used to study the fluidic properties of gases, ions and water at unprecedented scales. Here we provide a detailed fabrication method of the two-dimensional Å-scale channel devices that can be assembled to contain a desired number of channels, a single channel or up to hundreds of channels, made with atomic-scale precision using layered crystals. The procedure includes the fabrication of the substrate, flake, spacer layer, flake transfers, van der Waals assembly and postprocessing. We further explain how to perform molecular transport measurements with the Å-channels to directly probe the intriguing and anomalous phenomena that help shed light on the physics governing ultra-confined transport. The procedure requires a total of 1-2 weeks for the fabrication of the two-dimensional channel device and is suitable for users with prior experience in clean room working environments and nanofabrication.
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- Ankit Bhardwaj
- National Graphene Institute, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- National Graphene Institute, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- National Graphene Institute, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- National Graphene Institute, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- National Graphene Institute, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- National Graphene Institute, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- National Graphene Institute, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- National Graphene Institute, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- National Graphene Institute, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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- National Graphene Institute, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
- Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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Wang S, Cheng Q, Li Z, Qi Y, Liu Y. Molecular Dynamics Study on the Diffusion Mass Transfer Behaviour of CO 2 and Crude Oil in Fluids Produced via CO 2 Flooding. Molecules 2023; 28:7948. [PMID: 38138439 PMCID: PMC10746111 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28247948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2023] [Revised: 11/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Carbon dioxide flooding is one of the main methods used to improve crude oil recovery. It can not only improve oil recovery but also reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, the addition of carbon dioxide makes crude oil become a more complex multiphase fluid; that is, carbon dioxide flooding-produced fluid, in which CO2 and various components in crude oil mass transfer each other. This results in significant changes in the structure and properties of crude oil that increase the hazards associated with its gathering and transportation. Therefore, it is very important to explore the microscopic mechanism for the diffusion mass transfer of CO2 and crude oil in this fluid, especially during its gathering and transportation. In this study, the diffusion mass transfer process of CO2 and crude oil in fluids produced via CO2 flooding is studied using molecular dynamics, and the influences of temperature, gas-oil ratio and water content are explored. Observations of the configuration and dynamic behaviour of the system show that after the system reaches equilibrium, the majority of the CO2 molecules are distributed at the oil-water interface, and CO2 is more prone to diffusing into the oil phase than the water phase. Increases in temperature and water content inhibit, while increases in the gas-oil ratio promote, the diffusion mass transfer of CO2 in the crude oil system. The results of this study reveal the mechanism for the diffusion mass transfer of CO2 and crude oil in fluids produced via CO2 flooding and account for the influence of the water phase, which is consistent with actual production conditions and has certain guiding significance for the safe operation of oil and gas gathering and transportation.
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Enhancing the Oil and Gas Recovery Ratio, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing 163318, China; (S.W.); (Z.L.); (Y.Q.); (Y.L.)
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Shariati V, Roohi E, Ebrahimi A. Numerical Study of Gas Flow in Super Nanoporous Materials Using the Direct Simulation Monte-Carlo Method. MICROMACHINES 2023; 14:139. [PMID: 36677200 PMCID: PMC9863578 DOI: 10.3390/mi14010139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method, which is a probabilistic particle-based gas kinetic simulation approach, is employed in the present work to describe the physics of rarefied gas flow in super nanoporous materials (also known as mesoporous). The simulations are performed for different material porosities (0.5≤ϕ≤0.9), Knudsen numbers (0.05≤Kn≤1.0), and thermal boundary conditions (constant wall temperature and constant wall heat flux) at an inlet-to-outlet pressure ratio of 2. The present computational model captures the structure of heat and fluid flow in porous materials with various pore morphologies under rarefied gas flow regime and is applied to evaluate hydraulic tortuosity, permeability, and skin friction factor of gas (argon) flow in super nanoporous materials. The skin friction factors and permeabilities obtained from the present DSMC simulations are compared with the theoretical and numerical models available in the literature. The results show that the ratio of apparent to intrinsic permeability, hydraulic tortuosity, and skin friction factor increase with decreasing the material porosity. The hydraulic tortuosity and skin friction factor decrease with increasing the Knudsen number, leading to an increase in the apparent permeability. The results also show that the skin friction factor and apparent permeability increase with increasing the wall heat flux at a specific Knudsen number.
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- Vahid Shariati
- High-Performance Computing (HPC) Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad 91775-1111, Iran
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- High-Performance Computing (HPC) Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad 91775-1111, Iran
- State Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration of Mechanical Structures, International left for Applied Mechanics (ICAM), School of Aerospace Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU), Xianning West Road, Beilin District, Xi’an 710049, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands
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Lee J, Lee J, Kim M. Multiscale micro-/nanofluidic devices incorporating self-assembled particle membranes for bioanalysis: A review. Trends Analyt Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2023.116940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Hydrophobic metal-organic framework@graphene oxide membrane with enhanced water transport for desalination. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Song J, Liu L, Hong Y. High interfacial resistances of CH4 and CO2 transport through Metal-Organic framework 5 (MOF-5). Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Fayaz-Torshizi M, Xu W, Vella JR, Marshall BD, Ravikovitch PI, Müller EA. Use of Boundary-Driven Nonequilibrium Molecular Dynamics for Determining Transport Diffusivities of Multicomponent Mixtures in Nanoporous Materials. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:1085-1100. [PMID: 35104134 PMCID: PMC9007456 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c09159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The boundary-driven molecular modeling
strategy to evaluate mass
transport coefficients of fluids in nanoconfined media is revisited
and expanded to multicomponent mixtures. The method requires setting
up a simulation with bulk fluid reservoirs upstream and downstream
of a porous media. A fluid flow is induced by applying an external
force at the periodic boundary between the upstream and downstream
reservoirs. The relationship between the resulting flow and the density
gradient of the adsorbed fluid at the entrance/exit of the porous
media provides for a direct path for the calculation of the transport
diffusivities. It is shown how the transport diffusivities found this
way relate to the collective, Onsager, and self-diffusion coefficients,
typically used in other contexts to describe fluid transport in porous
media. Examples are provided by calculating the diffusion coefficients
of a Lennard-Jones (LJ) fluid and mixtures of differently sized LJ
particles in slit pores, a realistic model of methane in carbon-based
slit pores, and binary mixtures of methane with hypothetical counterparts
having different attractions to the solid. The method is seen to be
robust and particularly suited for the study of study of transport
of dense fluids and liquids in nanoconfined media.
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- Maziar Fayaz-Torshizi
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Irving, Texas 75039-2298, United States
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- ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, New Jersey 08801, United States
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- ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, New Jersey 08801, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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Song J, Liu L, Liu C, Gao X. Interfacial resistance of gas transport through rigid and flexible zeolites. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Muttakin M, Pal A, Rupa MJ, Ito K, Saha BB. A critical overview of adsorption kinetics for cooling and refrigeration systems. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 294:102468. [PMID: 34198212 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2021.102468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The dynamic uptake of adsorbate onto the porous adsorbent plays a crucial role in determining the performance of the adsorption-based cooling system. Therefore, it is imperative to know the kinetics parameters of an adsorbate - adsorbent pair to design a system to be operated at variable working conditions. The kinetics models of adsorption, used to simulate the adsorption rate of different pairs, are derived and presented in this paper. Besides, the limitations and advantages of the models are also mentioned. Moreover, the dynamic performance of different adsorption pairs is analyzed, and the values of kinetics parameters, determined through experimental procedures and fitting of kinetics models, are also summarized. It is opined that during the initial unsaturated condition of adsorption, the semi-infinite model can be preferred to determine the diffusion time constant. The modification of different models, e.g., Langmuir and linear driving force models, can significantly overcome the drawbacks of the models, as shown by several researchers. However, research may be carried out to investigate different models' fitting errors from a statistical perspective. Furthermore, to evaluate the dynamic performance of different adsorbates, a lot of research needs to be done, specifically, on the adsorption of the newly developed environment-friendly refrigerants, onto the promising composite adsorbents possessing high thermal conductivity and significantly improved adsorption uptakes.
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- Mahbubul Muttakin
- Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Tejgaon, Dhaka 1208, Bangladesh.
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- Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh.
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- International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan; Mechanical Engineering Department, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, Kasuga-koen 6-1, Kasuga-shi, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
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- International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan; Mechanical Engineering Department, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan.
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AbstractNanoporous solids are ubiquitous in chemical, energy, and environmental processes, where controlled transport of molecules through the pores plays a crucial role. They are used as sorbents, chromatographic or membrane materials for separations, and as catalysts and catalyst supports. Defined as materials where confinement effects lead to substantial deviations from bulk diffusion, nanoporous materials include crystalline microporous zeotypes and metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), and a number of semi-crystalline and amorphous mesoporous solids, as well as hierarchically structured materials, containing both nanopores and wider meso- or macropores to facilitate transport over macroscopic distances. The ranges of pore sizes, shapes, and topologies spanned by these materials represent a considerable challenge for predicting molecular diffusivities, but fundamental understanding also provides an opportunity to guide the design of new nanoporous materials to increase the performance of transport limited processes. Remarkable progress in synthesis increasingly allows these designs to be put into practice. Molecular simulation techniques have been used in conjunction with experimental measurements to examine in detail the fundamental diffusion processes within nanoporous solids, to provide insight into the free energy landscape navigated by adsorbates, and to better understand nano-confinement effects. Pore network models, discrete particle models and synthesis-mimicking atomistic models allow to tackle diffusion in mesoporous and hierarchically structured porous materials, where multiscale approaches benefit from ever cheaper parallel computing and higher resolution imaging. Here, we discuss synergistic combinations of simulation and experiment to showcase theoretical progress and computational techniques that have been successful in predicting guest diffusion and providing insights. We also outline where new fundamental developments and experimental techniques are needed to enable more accurate predictions for complex systems.
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Ekawa B, Stanford VL, Vyazovkin S. Isoconversional kinetics of vaporization of nanoconfined liquids. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.114824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Bridging scales in disordered porous media by mapping molecular dynamics onto intermittent Brownian motion. Nat Commun 2021; 12:1043. [PMID: 33589629 PMCID: PMC7884405 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21252-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Owing to their complex morphology and surface, disordered nanoporous media possess a rich diffusion landscape leading to specific transport phenomena. The unique diffusion mechanisms in such solids stem from restricted pore relocation and ill-defined surface boundaries. While diffusion fundamentals in simple geometries are well-established, fluids in complex materials challenge existing frameworks. Here, we invoke the intermittent surface/pore diffusion formalism to map molecular dynamics onto random walk in disordered media. Our hierarchical strategy allows bridging microscopic/mesoscopic dynamics with parameters obtained from simple laws. The residence and relocation times - tA, tB - are shown to derive from pore size d and temperature-rescaled surface interaction ε/kBT. tA obeys a transition state theory with a barrier ~ε/kBT and a prefactor ~10-12 s corrected for pore diameter d. tB scales with d which is rationalized through a cutoff in the relocation first passage distribution. This approach provides a formalism to predict any fluid diffusion in complex media using parameters available to simple experiments.
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Gao X, Da C, Chen C, Li Z, Gu X, Bhatia SK. The induced orientation effect of linear gases during transport in a NaA zeolite membrane modified by alkali lignin. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Gao X, Li Z, Chen C, Da C, Liu L, Tian S, Ji G. The Determination of Pore Shape and Interfacial Barrier of Entry for Light Gases Transport in Amorphous TEOS-Derived Silica: A Finite Element Method. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:4804-4812. [PMID: 33443400 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c20594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The interfacial barrier of entry for light gas transport in a nanopore was a crucial factor to determine the separation efficiency in membrane technologies. To examine this effect, amorphous silica was prepared by sol-gel process, and its characterization results revealed that the commonly used cylindrical pore shape failed to represent the adsorption behavior of gases, but instead the pore shape had to be represented by a slit pore model. A finite element method (FEM) was developed to analyze the interfacial resistance by integrating a Lennard-Jones (LJ) potential over the layer area. It was found that the strong repulsion/attraction at the pore interface could be paired with the motion energy of guest molecules to predict the ideal selectivity between gases, thereby providing a solution to preliminarily screen the separation performance among a host of membrane candidates.
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- Xuechao Gao
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu Road (S), Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu Road (S), Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu Road (S), Nanjing 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu Road (S), Nanjing 210009, China
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- Key Laboratory of Low-Grade Energy Utilization Technologies and Systems, Ministry of Education, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control, School of Resources and Environmental Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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Zhan K, Fang W, Pan Z, Teng G, Zheng H, Zhao L, Liu B. The role of the potential field on occurrence and flow of octane in quartz nanopores. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:11507-11514. [PMID: 33960332 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp00891a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Occurrence and flow of hydrocarbons in nanopores are two important issues in the effective exploitation of shale oil reservoirs. In this study, molecular dynamics simulations are employed to investigate the mechanisms about occurrence and flow of octane in slit-shaped quartz nanopores. We show that the occurrence state of octane and, therefore, its flow behavior are profoundly affected by the potential field from quartz walls and adsorption layers if the nanopore width w becomes less than 50 Å. Two main adsorption layers are always formed, adjacent to the walls and independent of w, due to two potential wells generated by the attractive potentials of the walls. Each pair of symmetrical adsorption layers, each of which can be considered as a solid-like surface, forms a confined environment similar to a nano-slit. The attractive potentials from them are found to be the cause for the formation of the adsorption layers between them. The obvious bulk phase of octane is formed in the pore of w = 50 Å due to the wide zero potential barrier induced by the innermost two adsorption layers. The nonlinear dependence of flow rate on pressure gradient shows that Darcy's law fails to describe the flow in the nanopore. The non-Darcy behavior mainly arises from adsorption effects from the walls and the adsorption layers, slippage between octane and walls and between adjacent two adsorption layers, and the molecular exchange between adsorption layers. A modified microscopic model is established to predict the dependence of flow rate on potential field, pressure gradient and w, which is in a good agreement with our simulation results and verified by the dodecane flow through the nanopore. Our work can be of great importance for revealing the mechanisms of occurrence and transport and guiding the estimation and exploitation of shale oil resources.
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- Kaiyun Zhan
- College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, P. R. China.
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- College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, P. R. China.
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- College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, P. R. China.
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- College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, P. R. China.
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- College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, P. R. China.
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- College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, P. R. China.
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- College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, P. R. China.
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Zhu M, Mao Y. Large-pore-size membranes tuned by chemically vapor deposited nanocoatings for rapid and controlled desalination. RSC Adv 2020; 10:40562-40568. [PMID: 35520843 PMCID: PMC9057579 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra07629e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Though membranes with pore size larger than 1 μm are much desired to increase the permeate flux of membrane distillation (MD), the vulnerability of large-pore-size membranes to pore wetting results in the penetration of saline water and consequent failure of MD operation. We report modification of large-pore-size membranes by chemically vapor deposited nanocoatings to achieve both high salt rejection and high permeate flux. The chemical vapor modification not only led to enhanced surface hydrophobicity and increased liquid entry pressure in membranes, but also significantly improved membrane wetting resistance at high temperature. Membranes with 1.0 and 2.0 μm pore size were successfully used for MD desalination with salt rejection higher than 99.99% achieved. Enlarging the pore size from 0.2 μm to 2.0 μm contributed to 48-73% enhancement in the permeate flux of the modified membranes. The modified large-pore-size membranes maintained the high permeate flux at elevated saline concentration and extended the operation time.
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- Mengfan Zhu
- Departments of Biosystems Engineering, Oklahoma State University Stillwater Oklahoma 74078 USA +1 405 744 4337
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- Departments of Biosystems Engineering, Oklahoma State University Stillwater Oklahoma 74078 USA +1 405 744 4337
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Dobrzanski CD, Corrente NJ, Gor GY. Compressibility of a Simple Fluid in Cylindrical Confinement: Molecular Simulation and Equation of State Modeling. Ind Eng Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c00693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Christopher D. Dobrzanski
- Otto H. York Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University Heights, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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- Otto H. York Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University Heights, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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- Otto H. York Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University Heights, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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Civan F. Can Moderately Rarefied Gas Transport Through Round and Flat Tight Channels of Fractured Porous Media be Described Accurately? Transp Porous Media 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11242-020-01385-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Valadez Sánchez EP, Gliemann H, Haas-Santo K, Ding W, Hansjosten E, Wohlgemuth J, Wöll C, Dittmeyer R. α-Al2O3-supported ZIF-8 SURMOF membranes: Diffusion mechanism of ethene/ethane mixtures and gas separation performance. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Measurements of helium adsorption on natural clinoptilolite at temperatures from (123.15 to 423.15) K and pressures up to 35 MPa. Sep Purif Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2019.04.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Davtyan A, Kolomeisky AB. Theoretical insights into mechanisms of channel-facilitated molecular transport in the presence of stochastic gating. J Chem Phys 2019; 150:124111. [PMID: 30927881 DOI: 10.1063/1.5086224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Molecular motion through pores plays a crucial role in various natural and industrial processes. One of the most fascinating features of biological channel-facilitated transport is a stochastic gating process, when the channels dynamically fluctuate between several conformations during the translocation. Although this phenomenon has been intensively investigated, many properties of translocation in a dynamically changing environment remain not well understood microscopically. We developed a discrete-state stochastic framework to analyze the molecular mechanisms of transport processes with stochastic gating by explicitly calculating molecular fluxes through the pores. Two scenarios are specifically investigated: (1) symmetry preserving stochastic gating with free-energy changes and (2) stochastic gating with symmetry changes but without modifications in the overall particle-pore interactions. It is found that stochastic gating can either accelerate or slow down the molecular translocation depending on the specific parameters of the system. We argue that biological systems might optimize their performance by utilizing conformational fluctuations of channels. Our theoretical analysis clarifies physical-chemical aspects of the molecular mechanisms of transport with stochastic gating.
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- Aram Davtyan
- Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
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- Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
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Ignacio-de Leon PAA, Eygeris Y, Haynes R, Zharov I. Diffusion of Proteins across Silica Colloidal Crystals. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:10333-10339. [PMID: 30086633 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b01261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We studied the diffusion of three model proteins, lysozyme (Lz), bovine hemoglobin (BHb), and bovine serum albumin (BSA), normal to the (111) plane of sintered silica colloidal crystals with three different pore "radii" (7.5, 19, and 27 nm). We demonstrated that these colloidal crystals exhibit size selectivity when the nanopores are sufficiently small (7.5 and 19 nm). Because these nanopores are still larger than the diffusing proteins, the observed size selectivity can be attributed to the tortuosity of the colloidal nanopores. Larger (27 nm) nanopores led to higher transport rates but at the cost of selectivity. In addition to the size selectivity, we also demonstrated that 19 nm nanopores possess shape selectivity for the proteins of comparable molecular weights. We showed that the high temperature sintering required for the preparation of sintered colloidal crystals reduces the extent of interactions between the proteins and the nanopore surface, which appear to play a minor role in the diffusion, and that transport selectivity is decided solely by protein size and shape. Taken together, our observations suggest that sintered silica colloidal crystals constitute promising nanoporous membranes for protein separations, with easily controllable pore size, size and shape selectivity, and minimal surface fouling.
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Utah , 315 S 1400 E , Salt Lake City , Utah 84112 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Utah , 315 S 1400 E , Salt Lake City , Utah 84112 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Utah , 315 S 1400 E , Salt Lake City , Utah 84112 , United States
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Keerthi A, Geim AK, Janardanan A, Rooney AP, Esfandiar A, Hu S, Dar SA, Grigorieva IV, Haigh SJ, Wang FC, Radha B. Ballistic molecular transport through two-dimensional channels. Nature 2018; 558:420-424. [DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0203-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Lee J, Straub AP, Elimelech M. Vapor-gap membranes for highly selective osmotically driven desalination. J Memb Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.03.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Ahadi H, Karimi-Sabet J, Shariaty-Niassar M, Matsuura T. Experimental and numerical evaluation of membrane distillation module for oxygen-18 separation. Chem Eng Res Des 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2018.01.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Dutta RC, Bhatia SK. Structure and Gas Transport at the Polymer-Zeolite Interface: Insights from Molecular Dynamics Simulations. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:5992-6005. [PMID: 29350032 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b17470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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We investigate the structure of polyimide (PI) at the surface of a silicalite zeolite (MFI), as part of a model hybrid organic-inorganic mixed matrix membrane system, through equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations. Furthermore, we report a comparison of the adsorption and transport characteristics of pure components CO2 and CH4 in PI, MFI, and PI-MFI composite membranes. It is seen that incorporation of MFI zeolite into PI results in the formation of densified polymer layers (rigidified region) near the surface, having thickness around 1.2 nm, before bulklike behavior of the polymer is attained, contrary to empirical fits suggesting the existence of an approximately 1 μm thick interface between the polymer and filler. This region offers an extra resistance to gas diffusion especially for the gas with a larger kinetic diameter, CH4, thus improving the CO2/CH4 kinetic selectivity in the PI-MFI composite membrane. Furthermore, we find that the kinetic selectivity of CO2 over CH4 in the rigidified region increases with temperature and that additivity of transport resistances in MFI, interfacial layer, and bulklike region of the polymer satisfactorily explains transport behavior in the composite sandwich investigated. The gas adsorption isotherms are extracted considering the dynamics and structural transitions in the PI and PI-MFI composite upon gas adsorption, and it is seen that the rigidified layer affects the gas adsorption in the polymer in the PI-MFI hybrid system. A significant increase in CO2/CH4 selectivity as well as gas permeability is observed in the PI-MFI composite membrane compared to that in the pure PI polymer membrane, which is correlated with the high selectivity of the rigidified interfacial layer in the polymer. Thus, while enhancing transport resistance, the rigidified layer is beneficial to membrane selectivity, leading to improved performance based on the Robeson upper bound plot for polymers.
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- Ravi C Dutta
- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland , Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland , Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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Scalambra F, Serrano-Ruiz M, Romerosa A. Water driven formation of channels: unusual solid-state structural transformation of a heterometallic polymer. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:3588-3595. [DOI: 10.1039/c7dt04515h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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We describe the synthesis of trans-{[(PTA)2CpRu-μ-CN-RuCp(PTA)2-μ-CoCl3]}n·(DMSO)n, and its crystal-to-crystal transformation to its cis isomer, with channels where water is nanoconfined, upon addition of water to the crystallization medium.
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- Franco Scalambra
- Área de Química Inorgánica-CIESOL
- Universidad de Almería
- 04120, Almería
- Spain
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- Área de Química Inorgánica-CIESOL
- Universidad de Almería
- 04120, Almería
- Spain
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Gao X, Ji G, Wang J, Peng L, Gu X, Chen L. Critical pore dimensions for gases in a BTESE-derived organic-inorganic hybrid silica: A theoretical analysis. Sep Purif Technol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2017.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Krekelberg WP, Siderius DW, Shen VK, Truskett TM, Errington JR. Position-Dependent Dynamics Explain Pore-Averaged Diffusion in Strongly Attractive Adsorptive Systems. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:13955-13963. [PMID: 29125303 PMCID: PMC5853136 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Using molecular simulations, we investigate the relationship between the pore-averaged and position-dependent self-diffusivity of a fluid adsorbed in a strongly attractive pore as a function of loading. Previous work (Krekelberg, W. P.; Siderius, D. W.; Shen, V. K.; Truskett, T. M.; Errington, J. R. Connection between thermodynamics and dynamics of simple fluids in highly attractive pores. Langmuir 2013, 29, 14527-14535, doi: 10.1021/la4037327) established that pore-averaged self-diffusivity in the multilayer adsorption regime, where the fluid exhibits a dense film at the pore surface and a lower density interior pore region, is nearly constant as a function of loading. Here we show that this puzzling behavior can be understood in terms of how loading affects the fraction of particles that reside in the film and interior pore regions as well as their distinct dynamics. Specifically, the insensitivity of pore-averaged diffusivity to loading arises from the approximate cancellation of two factors: an increase in the fraction of particles in the higher diffusivity interior pore region with loading and a corresponding decrease in the particle diffusivity in that region. We also find that the position-dependent self-diffusivities scale with the position-dependent density. We present a model for predicting the pore-average self-diffusivity based on the position-dependent self-diffusivity, which captures the unusual characteristics of pore-averaged self-diffusivity in strongly attractive pores over several orders of magnitude.
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- William P. Krekelberg
- Chemical Sciences Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8320, USA
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- Chemical Sciences Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8320, USA
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- Chemical Sciences Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8320, USA
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260, USA
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Huang X, Wu J, Zhu Y, Zhang Y, Feng X, Lu X. Flow-resistance analysis of nano-confined fluids inspired from liquid nano-lubrication: A review. Chin J Chem Eng 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2017.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Understanding the impact of membrane properties and transport phenomena on the energetic performance of membrane distillation desalination. J Memb Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Xie Q, Xiao S, Duan C. Geometry-Dependent Drying in Dead-End Nanochannels. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:8395-8403. [PMID: 28749140 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b02027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Liquid drying in nanoporous media is a key process in food, textile, oil and energy industries, but the corresponding kinetics remains poorly understood due to the structural complexity of nanoporous media. Here, we directly observe the drying process and study drying kinetics in single two-dimensional (2-D) nanochannels with height ranging from 29 to 122 nm. Two different drying behaviors are discovered in such nanoconfinements: continuous meniscus receding and discontinuous meniscus receding due to liquid bridge formation ahead of the meniscus, albeit similar drying rates. The geometry dependence of the measured drying rates is studied at different humidities and compared with a theoretical model considering liquid corner flow, liquid thin film flow, and vapor diffusion as contributors to the overall drying rates. Individual contributions from vapor and liquid transport inside the nanochannels to the drying kinetics are decoupled, and the water vapor diffusivity is successfully extracted. Our results show that both corner flow and vapor diffusion play important roles on water drying in nanochannels without sharp corners. Our findings further indicate that water vapor diffusion in nanoscale confinements can still be described by the classic Knudsen diffusion theory. These results provide new insights of liquid drying in nanoporous media and have implication in optimizing drying processes in industrial applications.
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- Quan Xie
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Boston University , Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Boston University , Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Boston University , Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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Nazari Moghaddam R, Jamiolahmady M. Study of Slip Flow in Unconventional Shale Rocks Using Lattice Boltzmann Method: Effects of Boundary Conditions and TMAC. Transp Porous Media 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s11242-017-0912-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Krekelberg WP, Siderius DW, Shen VK, Truskett TM, Errington JR. Connection Between Thermodynamics and Dynamics of Simple Fluids in Pores: Impact of Fluid-Fluid Interaction Range and Fluid-Solid Interaction Strength. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2017; 121:16316-16327. [PMID: 29170685 PMCID: PMC5695693 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b04232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Using molecular simulations, we investigate how the range of fluid-fluid (adsorbate-adsorbate) interactions and the strength of fluid-solid (adsorbate-adsorbent) interactions impact the strong connection between distinct adsorptive regimes and distinct self-diffusivity regimes reported in [Krekelberg, W. P.; Siderius, D. W.; Shen, V. K.; Truskett, T. M.; Errington, J. R. Langmuir2013, 29, 14527-14535]. Although increasing the fluid-fluid interaction range changes both the thermodynamics and the dynamic properties of adsorbed fluids, the previously reported connection between adsorptive filling regimes and self-diffusivity regimes remains. Increasing the fluid-fluid interaction range leads to enhanced layering and decreased self-diffusivity in the multilayer-formation regime but has little effect on the properties within film-formation and pore-filling regimes. We also find that weakly attractive adsorbents, which do not display distinct multilayer formation, are hard-sphere-like at super- and subcritical temperatures. In this case, the self-diffusivity of the confined and bulk fluid has a nearly identical scaling-relationship with effective density.
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- William P. Krekelberg
- Chemical Sciences Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8320, USA
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- Chemical Sciences Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8320, USA
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- Chemical Sciences Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8320, USA
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260, USA
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Bouša D, Friess K, Pilnáček K, Vopička O, Lanč M, Fónod K, Pumera M, Sedmidubský D, Luxa J, Sofer Z. Thin, High-Flux, Self-Standing, Graphene Oxide Membranes for Efficient Hydrogen Separation from Gas Mixtures. Chemistry 2017; 23:11416-11422. [PMID: 28568841 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201702233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The preparation and gas-separation performance of self-standing, high-flux, graphene oxide (GO) membranes is reported. Defect-free, 15-20 μm thick, mechanically stable, unsupported GO membranes exhibited outstanding gas-separation performance towards H2 /CO2 that far exceeded the corresponding 2008 Robeson upper bound. Remarkable separation efficiency of GO membranes for H2 and bulky C3 or C4 hydrocarbons was achieved with high flux and good selectivity at the same time. On the contrary, N2 and CH4 molecules, with larger kinetic diameter and simultaneously lower molecular weight, relative to that of CO2 , remained far from the corresponding H2 /N2 or H2 /CH4 upper bounds. Pore size distribution analysis revealed that the most abundant pores in GO material were those with an effective pore diameter of 4 nm; therefore, gas transport is not exclusively governed by size sieving and/or Knudsen diffusion, but in the case of CO2 was supplemented by specific interactions through 1) hydrogen bonding with carboxyl or hydroxyl functional groups and 2) the quadrupole moment. The self-standing GO membranes presented herein demonstrate a promising route towards the large-scale fabrication of high-flux, hydrogen-selective gas membranes intended for the separation of H2 /CO2 or H2 /alkanes.
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- Daniel Bouša
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 166 28, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 166 28, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 166 28, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 166 28, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 166 28, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 166 28, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 166 28, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 166 28, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 166 28, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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Rybka J, Kärger J, Tallarek U. Single-Molecule and Ensemble Diffusivities in Individual Nanopores with Spatially Dependent Mobility. Chemphyschem 2017; 18:2094-2102. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201700231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Revised: 05/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Julia Rybka
- Department of Chemistry; Philipps-Universität Marburg; Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4 35032 Marburg Germany
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- Faculty of Physics and Earth Sciences; Universität Leipzig; Linnéstrasse 5 04103 Leipzig Germany
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- Department of Chemistry; Philipps-Universität Marburg; Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4 35032 Marburg Germany
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Pore-neck resistance to light gases in a microporous BTESE-derived silica: A comparison of membrane and xerogel powder. J Memb Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.02.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Methane storage in nanoporous material at supercritical temperature over a wide range of pressures. Sci Rep 2016; 6:33461. [PMID: 27628747 PMCID: PMC5024135 DOI: 10.1038/srep33461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The methane storage behavior in nanoporous material is significantly different from that of a bulk phase, and has a fundamental role in methane extraction from shale and its storage for vehicular applications. Here we show that the behavior and mechanisms of the methane storage are mainly dominated by the ratio of the interaction between methane molecules and nanopores walls to the methane intermolecular interaction, and a geometric constraint. By linking the macroscopic properties of the methane storage to the microscopic properties of a system of methane molecules-nanopores walls, we develop an equation of state for methane at supercritical temperature over a wide range of pressures. Molecular dynamic simulation data demonstrates that this equation is able to relate very well the methane storage behavior with each of the key physical parameters, including a pore size and shape and wall chemistry and roughness. Moreover, this equation only requires one fitted parameter, and is simple, reliable and powerful in application.
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Theoretical predictions of viscosity of methane under confined conditions. Chin J Chem Eng 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2016.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Krishna R. Investigating the Validity of the Knudsen Diffusivity Prescription for Mesoporous and Macroporous Materials. Ind Eng Chem Res 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.6b00762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Rajamani Krishna
- Van ‘t Hoff Institute
for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Li X, Li A, Lim CJ, Grace JR. Hydrogen permeation through Pd-based composite membranes: Effects of porous substrate, diffusion barrier and sweep gas. J Memb Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.10.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Schneider D, Mehlhorn D, Zeigermann P, Kärger J, Valiullin R. Transport properties of hierarchical micro–mesoporous materials. Chem Soc Rev 2016; 45:3439-67. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cs00715a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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This work provides an overview of different experimental techniques of diffusion measurements in porous materials and discusses transport properties of several classes of hierarchically organized micro-mesoporous materials.
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- Daniel Schneider
- Faculty of Physics and Earth Sciences
- University of Leipzig
- Leipzig
- Germany
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- Faculty of Physics and Earth Sciences
- University of Leipzig
- Leipzig
- Germany
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- Faculty of Physics and Earth Sciences
- University of Leipzig
- Leipzig
- Germany
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- Faculty of Physics and Earth Sciences
- University of Leipzig
- Leipzig
- Germany
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- Faculty of Physics and Earth Sciences
- University of Leipzig
- Leipzig
- Germany
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Jin Z, Firoozabadi A. Flow of methane in shale nanopores at low and high pressure by molecular dynamics simulations. J Chem Phys 2015; 143:104315. [PMID: 26374043 DOI: 10.1063/1.4930006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Flow in shale nanopores may be vastly different from that in the conventional permeable media. In large pores and fractures, flow is governed by viscosity and pressure-driven. Convection describes the process. Pores in some shale media are in nanometer range. At this scale, continuum flow mechanism may not apply. Knudsen diffusion and hydrodynamic expressions such as the Hagen-Poiseuille equation and their modifications have been used to compute flow in nanopores. Both approaches may have drawbacks and can significantly underestimate molecular flux in nanopores. In this work, we use the dual control volume-grand canonical molecular dynamics simulations to investigate methane flow in carbon nanopores at low and high pressure conditions. Our simulations reveal that methane flow in a slit pore width of 1-4 nm can be more than one order of magnitude greater than that from Knudsen diffusion at low pressure and the Hagen-Poiseuille equation at high pressure. Knudsen diffusion and Hagen-Poiseuille equations do not account for surface adsorption and mobility of the adsorbed molecules, and inhomogeneous fluid density distributions. Mobility of molecules in the adsorbed layers significantly increases molecular flux. Molecular velocity profiles in nanopores deviate significantly from the Navier-Stokes hydrodynamic predictions. Our molecular simulation results are in agreement with the enhanced flow measurements in carbon nanotubes.
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- Zhehui Jin
- Reservoir Engineering Research Institute, Palo Alto, California 94301, USA
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- Reservoir Engineering Research Institute, Palo Alto, California 94301, USA
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Bhadauria R, Sanghi T, Aluru NR. Interfacial friction based quasi-continuum hydrodynamical model for nanofluidic transport of water. J Chem Phys 2015; 143:174702. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4934678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Ravi Bhadauria
- Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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Zhang Y. Novel nano bearings constructed by physical adsorption. Sci Rep 2015; 5:14539. [PMID: 26412488 PMCID: PMC4585955 DOI: 10.1038/srep14539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2015] [Accepted: 08/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The paper proposes a novel nano bearing formed by the physical adsorption of the confined fluid to the solid wall. The bearing is formed between two parallel smooth solid plane walls sliding against one another, where conventional hydrodynamic lubrication theory predicted no lubricating effect. In this bearing, the stationary solid wall is divided into two subzones which respectively have different interaction strengths with the lubricating fluid. It leads to different physical adsorption and slip properties of the lubricating fluid at the stationary solid wall respectively in these two subzones. It was found that a significant load-carrying capacity of the bearing can be generated for low lubricating film thicknesses, because of the strong physical adsorption and non-continuum effects of the lubricating film.
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- Yongbin Zhang
- College of Mechanical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213016, Jiangsu Province, China
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Xu J, Yang C, Sheng YJ, Tsao HK. Apparent hydrodynamic slip induced by density inhomogeneities at fluid-solid interfaces. SOFT MATTER 2015; 11:6916-6920. [PMID: 26252904 DOI: 10.1039/c5sm01627d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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This study demonstrates that even when the no-slip condition is satisfied on the surface of a solid wall, apparent hydrodynamic slip can be clearly seen owing to a continuous variation of viscosity associated with density inhomogeneity near the wall. The relationship between the apparent slip length and the local fluid properties, such as viscosity and/or density, has been established theoretically. The apparent slip length depends on the flow type and three cases are considered: shear-driven flow, body force-driven flow, and flow driven by external force acting on adsorbed solutes. Particle-based simulations have been performed and the consistency between our theory and the simulation has been verified.
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- Junbo Xu
- Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Agah S, Pasquali M, Kolomeisky AB. Theoretical analysis of selectivity mechanisms in molecular transport through channels and nanopores. J Chem Phys 2015; 142:044705. [PMID: 25638001 DOI: 10.1063/1.4906234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Selectivity is one of the most fundamental concepts in natural sciences, and it is also critically important in various technological, industrial, and medical applications. Although there are many experimental methods that allow to separate molecules, frequently they are expensive and not efficient. Recently, a new method of separation of chemical mixtures based on utilization of channels and nanopores has been proposed and successfully tested in several systems. However, mechanisms of selectivity in the molecular transport during the translocation are still not well understood. Here, we develop a simple theoretical approach to explain the origin of selectivity in molecular fluxes through channels. Our method utilizes discrete-state stochastic models that take into account all relevant chemical transitions and can be solved analytically. More specifically, we analyze channels with one and two binding sites employed for separating mixtures of two types of molecules. The effects of the symmetry and the strength of the molecular-pore interactions are examined. It is found that for one-site binding channels, the differences in the strength of interactions for two species drive the separation. At the same time, in more realistic two-site systems, the symmetry of interaction potential becomes also important. The most efficient separation is predicted when the specific binding site is located near the entrance to the nanopore. In addition, the selectivity is higher for large entrance rates into the channel. It is also found that the molecular transport is more selective for repulsive interactions than for attractive interactions. The physical-chemical origin of the observed phenomena is discussed.
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- Shaghayegh Agah
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005-1892, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005-1892, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005-1892, USA
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Investigation on characteristics of liquid self-diffusion in slit nanopores using simple quasicrystal model of liquid. Chin J Chem Eng 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2014.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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