Advanced Functional Materials · 2007 · 35 citations · 36 references
Natural SciencesChemistryMaterials SciencePhysical ChemistrySurface EngineeringSurface ScienceAdsorption At InterfacesAdsorptive SeparationsMass TransferPorous MaterialsSurface AdsorptionSurface PhysicsAdsorption ThermodynamicsMesoporous Hybrid MaterialsMesoporous MaterialsMicroporous AdsorbentsMicroporous AdsorptionMicroporous MaterialsSelective AdsorptionSelectivity
Abstract The adsorption of linear and branched C5–C9 alkanes in the temperature range 50–250 °C on mesoporous MCM‐48 material and its microporous/mesoporous variant Zeotile‐2 at low surface coverage is investigated using the pulse chromatographic technique. On MCM‐48, the differences in adsorption between linear and branched alkanes are merely a result of differences in volatility, indicating that the MCM‐48 material does not present shape‐selective adsorption sites. On Zeotile‐2, there is a preferential adsorption of linear over branched alkanes. The difference arises from a difference in adsorption entropy rather than enthalpy. Upon their adsorption on Zeotile‐2 branched alkanes lose relatively more entropy than their linear isomers do. Zeolitic molecular pockets embedded in the walls of the mesoporous Zeotile‐2 impose steric constraints on the bulky isoalkanes. Zeotile‐2 combines adsorption properties from microporous and mesoporous materials. Compared to the nitrogen molecule, linear and branched C5–C9 alkanes are superior probes for investigating micropores and micropockets in hierarchical materials.
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