Adsorption and Gas Separation of Molecules by Carbon Nanohorns.

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Department of Computer Science, University of Rochester, 500 Joseph C. Wilson Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14627, USA.

Published: May 2016

In this paper, we report the results of Monte Carlo simulations of the adsorption of neon, argon, methane and carbon dioxide in carbon nanohorns. We model the nanohorns as an array of carbon cones and obtained adsorption isotherms and isosteric heats. The main sites of adsorption are inside the cones and in the interstices between three cones. We also calculated the selectivity of carbon dioxide/methane, finding that nanohorns are a suitable substrate for gas separation. Our simulations are compared to available experimental data.

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