Simple energy barrier for component mixture of natural gases

This paper investigates the ability of a test molecule to overcome the energy barrier being in the gap between spherical nanoparticles. Three particles make a primitive structural element of composite porous material. The ability of molecules to converge with nanoparticles and then to move through m...

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Main Authors: Bubenchikov, Aleksey, Bubenchikov, Mikhail, Matvienko, Oleg, Tarasov, Egor, Usenko, Olesya
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Helium
Methane
Nanoparticles
Natural gas
Porosity
Porous materials
Structural members
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Summary:This paper investigates the ability of a test molecule to overcome the energy barrier being in the gap between spherical nanoparticles. Three particles make a primitive structural element of composite porous material. The ability of molecules to converge with nanoparticles and then to move through more powerful repulsion field defines the filtration properties of porous materials. This paper presents the investigation of carbon nanoparticles and molecules of helium and methane bombarding them. Calculations proved that methane molecules can not get through three particles if the gap equals to 3.5 nm. For helium molecules this value makes 1.02 nm. These gaps remain the same when the size of nanoparticles increases. Therefore filters for helium separated from natural gas are to have nanopores within the range from 1.02 nm to 3.5 nm.
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/1.4937862