Pore Size Distribution of Carbon with Different Probe Molecules

Authors

  • Atichat Wongkoblap Suranaree University of Technology
  • Worapot Intomya Suranaree University of Technology
  • Warangkhana Somrup Suranaree University of Technology
  • Sorod Charoensuk Suranaree University of Technology
  • Supunnee Junpirom Suranaree University of Technology
  • Chaiyot Tangsathitkulchai Suranaree University of Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4186/ej.2010.14.3.45

Keywords:

Activated carbon, GCMC, Monte Carlo simulation, pore size distribution.

Abstract

In this study, a Grand Canonical Monte Carlo simulation (GCMC) method is used to study the adsorption of different probe molecules on activated carbon, while the experimental tests are performed by using a Gravimetric Analyzer. In addition the simulation results together with the measured isotherm data are used for the determination of micropore size distribution. Nitrogen at 77 K and carbon dioxide at 273 and 300 K are proposed as molecular probes. The simulation results obtained for various pore sizes represent the structure of molecular probe packing in the individual pores at different pressures. The reconstructed adsorption isotherm obtained by using these results and a postulated pore size distribution (PSD) function is used to determine the PSD of activated carbon which provides the best match between the simulation isotherm and the experimental isotherm. The PSD obtained using the GCMC agrees very well with the Density Functional Theory (DFT) method. The PSD for carbon dioxide differs from that for nitrogen due to the molecular structure and size. The advantage of GCMC is that it can provide not only adsorption isotherm but also the snapshot that presents the mechanism inside the pore.

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Atichat Wongkoblap
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School of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand

Worapot Intomya
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School of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand

Warangkhana Somrup
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School of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand

Sorod Charoensuk
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School of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand

Supunnee Junpirom
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School of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand

Chaiyot Tangsathitkulchai
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School of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand

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Vol 14 No 3, Jun 4, 2010
How to Cite
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A. Wongkoblap, W. Intomya, W. Somrup, S. Charoensuk, S. Junpirom, and C. Tangsathitkulchai, “Pore Size Distribution of Carbon with Different Probe Molecules”, Eng. J., vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 45-56, Jun. 2010.
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