Influence of Pore Size on Ethylene Hydrate Formation in Carbon Materials

The formation of gas hydrates in porous carbon materials is highly dependent on the potential field in the pores. The formation of ethylene hydrate from water and ethylene in carbon materials with different pore-size distributions was investigated at 303 K. The potential field in the pores was favou...

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Main Authors: Yajuan Wei, Yan Sun, Wei Su, Jia Liu
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Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-09-01
Series:Adsorption Science & Technology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1260/0263-6174.32.9.717
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description The formation of gas hydrates in porous carbon materials is highly dependent on the potential field in the pores. The formation of ethylene hydrate from water and ethylene in carbon materials with different pore-size distributions was investigated at 303 K. The potential field in the pores was favourable for the formation of gas hydrate when the pores were less than 1.2 nm. By comparison, when the pores were larger than 6 nm, little ethylene hydrate was formed. When the pore sizes were less than 2.35 nm, the ethylene molecules occupied both the large (L) and small (S) cavities simultaneously. However, when the pore sizes were greater than 2.82 nm, only the L cavities were occupied. This was proven by measuring the molar ratio of the water to ethylene at equilibrium.
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spelling doaj-art-b5934c16f36241a3860cbdacb2ceaaeb2025-01-03T01:22:55ZengSAGE PublishingAdsorption Science & Technology0263-61742048-40382014-09-013210.1260/0263-6174.32.9.717Influence of Pore Size on Ethylene Hydrate Formation in Carbon MaterialsYajuan Wei0Yan Sun1Wei Su2Jia Liu3 Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P.R. China Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P.R. China High Pressure Adsorption Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P.R. China College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100086, P.R. ChinaThe formation of gas hydrates in porous carbon materials is highly dependent on the potential field in the pores. The formation of ethylene hydrate from water and ethylene in carbon materials with different pore-size distributions was investigated at 303 K. The potential field in the pores was favourable for the formation of gas hydrate when the pores were less than 1.2 nm. By comparison, when the pores were larger than 6 nm, little ethylene hydrate was formed. When the pore sizes were less than 2.35 nm, the ethylene molecules occupied both the large (L) and small (S) cavities simultaneously. However, when the pore sizes were greater than 2.82 nm, only the L cavities were occupied. This was proven by measuring the molar ratio of the water to ethylene at equilibrium.https://doi.org/10.1260/0263-6174.32.9.717
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title Influence of Pore Size on Ethylene Hydrate Formation in Carbon Materials
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