Adsorption of Naphthalene on Clay Minerals: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Models and Methods
2.1. Model Construction
2.2. Molecular Dynamics Simulation
2.3. Data Analysis
2.3.1. Interaction Energy between Different Layers
2.3.2. Self-Diffusion Coefficient of Naphthalene
2.3.3. Density Functional Theory (DFT) Calculation
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Effect of Surface of Different Minerals
3.2. Effect of Moisture Content
3.3. Competitive Adsorption between Naphthalene and Water
4. Summary and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | a/Å | b/Å | c/Å | α/° | β/° | γ/° |
Kaolinite | 5.154 | 8.942 | 7.391 | 91.930 | 105.050 | 89.800 |
Montmorillonite | 5.192 | 9.015 | 10.023 | 90.000 | 95.735 | 90.000 |
The thickness of water film | 5 Å | 10 Å | 15 Å | 20 Å | 25 Å | 30 Å |
Water content/% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
The thickness of water film | 5 Å | 10 Å | 15 Å | 20 Å | 25 Å | 30 Å |
E1/2 (kcal/mol) | 71.61 | 18.75 | 28.03 | 13.39 | 7.13 | 1.37 |
D (10−8 m2/s) | 2.898 | 2.461 | 2.842 | 2.097 | 1.304 | 1.303 |
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Chen, Z.; Hu, L. Adsorption of Naphthalene on Clay Minerals: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study. Materials 2022, 15, 5120. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155120
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Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Zhixin, and Liming Hu. 2022. "Adsorption of Naphthalene on Clay Minerals: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study" Materials 15, no. 15: 5120. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155120