What is it about?
Porous materials are often laden with water and this water can be expected to affect the motion of hydrocarbon gases through these pores. In this study we found that presence of water slows down propane inside 1.5 nm wide pores of MCM-41-S, a porous silica material often used as a catalyst.
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Why is it important?
As nanopores in both natural as well as engineered materials is often laden with water, it is important to understand its effect on the motion of other species confined in these pores. This can have important implications for the study of molecular motion in these nanopores, which in turn in crucial for understanding catalysis as well as efficient gas recovery.
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This is a part of a larger study involving mixed fluids in nanopores.
Siddharth Gautam
The Ohio State University
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This page is a summary of: Effects of water on the stochastic motions of propane confined in MCM-41-S pores, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, January 2019, Royal Society of Chemistry,
DOI: 10.1039/c9cp04741g.
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