Factors that influence water adsorption in silicalite were studied. It was found that the energy of adsorption becomes less stable as water molecules are loaded in the silicalite structure. A structure with one water molecule was found to have an energy of -14.42KJ/mol while one with three molecules was -8.6 KJ/mol. It was also demonstrated that water prefers to diffuse through the larger 10 ring channels as opposed to the small 4 ring channels.

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Creator

• Wamakima, Diana G.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042810-121917

Advisor

• Deskins, N Aaron

Year

• 2010

Date created

• 2010-04-28

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Chemical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Dernière modification

• 2020-11-20