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Structural Changes in Nanoporous MFI Zeolites Induced by Tetrachloroethene Adsorption: A Joint Experimental and Simulation Study
Anne BoutinGuy WeberJean-pierre BellatMarie JeffroyMarie JeffroyAlain H. FuchsSarah Hostachysubject
NanoporousChemistryMicroporous materialSymmetry (physics)Surfaces Coatings and FilmsElectronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialsGeneral EnergyAdsorptionStructural changeOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryMoleculeOrthorhombic crystal systemPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryMonoclinic crystal systemdescription
A joint experimental and molecular simulation study was performed to investigate the adsorption of tetrachloroethene on two MFI zeolites, ZSM-5 with a Si/Al ratio of 26.5, and silicalite-1, which is the pure silica form of ZSM-5. Adsorption isotherms and isosteric heats of adsorption of tetrachloroethene were measured and compared to molecular simulation results. Experimental curves for both MFI zeolites show a step at loading of 4 molecules·uc−1 that was interpreted in terms of a structural change of the host framework. A thermodynamic analysis based on the osmotic ensemble scheme allowed attributing this step to a symmetry change from ORTHO (orthorhombic form with Pnma symmetry) to PARA (orthorhombic form with P212121 symmetry) of both adsorbents upon micropore filling. The adsorption mechanism was also characterized. The first tetrachloroethene molecules adsorbs in the channel intersections of the MONO (monoclinic form with P21/n11 symmetry) and ORTHO structures of silicalite-1 and ZSM-5, respectively....
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-22 | The Journal of Physical Chemistry C |