Ab initio free energy calculations for gas adsorption and separation in nanoporous systems
Event details
| Date | 14.02.2019 |
| Hour | 16:00 › 17:00 |
| Speaker |
Prof. Joachim Sauer Institute of Chemistry, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
ChE-605 - Highlights in Energy Research seminar series
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are promising materials for gas storage, e.g. storage of energy carriers such as H2, and gas separation processes, e.g. removal of CO2 from CH4. The rational design of new adsorbents with enhanced separation performance at optimized separation conditions requires reliable predictions of adsorption isotherms and co-adsorption selectivities with no other input than the atomic position. This we achieve with Grand Canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulations on a lattice of adsorption sites. The Hamiltonian is defined by Gibbs free energies of adsorption on individual sites and lateral interaction energies (adsorbate-adsorbate) calculated, both obtained with quantum chemical ab initio calculations.
Currently, co-adsorption isotherms are almost exclusively obtained from single component isotherms using the Ideal Adsorbed Solution Theory (IAST). Based on our ab initio calculation we analyse the underlying approximations and propose an improved model for systems with strong lateral interactions.
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are promising materials for gas storage, e.g. storage of energy carriers such as H2, and gas separation processes, e.g. removal of CO2 from CH4. The rational design of new adsorbents with enhanced separation performance at optimized separation conditions requires reliable predictions of adsorption isotherms and co-adsorption selectivities with no other input than the atomic position. This we achieve with Grand Canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulations on a lattice of adsorption sites. The Hamiltonian is defined by Gibbs free energies of adsorption on individual sites and lateral interaction energies (adsorbate-adsorbate) calculated, both obtained with quantum chemical ab initio calculations.
Currently, co-adsorption isotherms are almost exclusively obtained from single component isotherms using the Ideal Adsorbed Solution Theory (IAST). Based on our ab initio calculation we analyse the underlying approximations and propose an improved model for systems with strong lateral interactions.
The seminar can also be followed remotely by joining the online Cisco WebEx meeting (connection possible 15 minutes before the talk).
See here the documentation how to install the Cisco WebEx add-on on your computer.
In case of problem, you can contact our IT support (37679 - [email protected] )
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