• 文献标题:   Alkane separation using nanoporous graphene membranes
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   NIESZPOREK K, DRACH M
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  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
  • ISSN:   1463-9076 EI 1463-9084
  • 通讯作者地址:   Marie Curie Sklodowska Univ
  • 被引频次:   32
  • DOI:   10.1039/c4cp02745k
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

We studied the permeability of graphene sheets with designed nanopores using the classical molecular dynamics. To characterize the energy profile for transmission we calculated the potential of the mean force. A high selectivity for methane + butane mixture with the hydrogen-passivated pore diameter of 0.32 nm was found where the volume exclusion mechanism governs the separation process. In the case of a slightly larger pore diameter of 0.64 nm the same alkane mixture separates completely unexpectedly: a larger butane molecule permeates much faster than a small methane one. The blocking effect of the permeation path by a larger mixture component when it worked like a cork was also observed. This is a promising perspective for using graphene to design intelligent membranes which can maintain a constant composition of mixtures in the permeable area.