Simulations of Phenol Adsorption onto Activated Carbon and Carbon Black

Grand canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations have been used to study the adsorption of phenol onto carbon materials. Activated carbon was modelled in terms of its pore-size distribution based on DFT methods, while carbon black was represented by a single carbon slab wit...

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Main Authors: Claudia Prosenjak, João M. Valente Nabais, Carlos E. Laginhas, Peter J.M. Carrott, Manuela M.L. Ribeiro Carrott
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Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-11-01
Series:Adsorption Science & Technology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1260/0263-6174.28.8-9.797
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description Grand canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations have been used to study the adsorption of phenol onto carbon materials. Activated carbon was modelled in terms of its pore-size distribution based on DFT methods, while carbon black was represented by a single carbon slab with varying percentages of surface atoms removed. GCMC results for adsorption from the corresponding gas phase were in reasonable agreement with experimental adsorption results. MD simulations, that studied the influence of the presence of water and surface roughness on the arrangement of the adsorbed phenol molecules, showed that the interaction between the adsorbed molecules was strongly influenced by the presence of water.
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spelling doaj-art-f123a350f94242a1b530983d2a6e4aeb2025-01-02T02:58:58ZengSAGE PublishingAdsorption Science & Technology0263-61742048-40382010-11-012810.1260/0263-6174.28.8-9.797Simulations of Phenol Adsorption onto Activated Carbon and Carbon BlackClaudia Prosenjak0João M. Valente Nabais1Carlos E. Laginhas2Peter J.M. Carrott3Manuela M.L. Ribeiro Carrott4 Current address: Evonik Degussa GmbH, Rodenbacher Chaussee 4, D-63457 Hanau, Germany Centro de Química de Évora e Departamento de Química, Universidade de Évora, Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Rua Romão Ramalho n° 59, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal Centro de Química de Évora e Departamento de Química, Universidade de Évora, Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Rua Romão Ramalho n° 59, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal Centro de Química de Évora e Departamento de Química, Universidade de Évora, Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Rua Romão Ramalho n° 59, 7000-671 Évora, Portugal Centro de Química de Évora e Departamento de Química, Universidade de Évora, Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Rua Romão Ramalho n° 59, 7000-671 Évora, PortugalGrand canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations have been used to study the adsorption of phenol onto carbon materials. Activated carbon was modelled in terms of its pore-size distribution based on DFT methods, while carbon black was represented by a single carbon slab with varying percentages of surface atoms removed. GCMC results for adsorption from the corresponding gas phase were in reasonable agreement with experimental adsorption results. MD simulations, that studied the influence of the presence of water and surface roughness on the arrangement of the adsorbed phenol molecules, showed that the interaction between the adsorbed molecules was strongly influenced by the presence of water.https://doi.org/10.1260/0263-6174.28.8-9.797
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Simulations of Phenol Adsorption onto Activated Carbon and Carbon Black
Adsorption Science & Technology
title Simulations of Phenol Adsorption onto Activated Carbon and Carbon Black
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title_short Simulations of Phenol Adsorption onto Activated Carbon and Carbon Black
title_sort simulations of phenol adsorption onto activated carbon and carbon black
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