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    Molecular Dynamics of Equilibrium and Pressure-Driven Transport Properties of Water through LTA-Type Zeolites

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    Authors
    Turgman-Cohen, Salomon
    Araque, Juan C.
    Hoek, Eric M. V.
    Escobedo, Fernando A.
    KAUST Grant Number
    KUS-C1-018-02
    Date
    2013-09-26
    Online Publication Date
    2013-09-26
    Print Publication Date
    2013-10-08
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10754/598874
    
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    Abstract
    We consider an atomistic model to investigate the flux of water through thin Linde type A (LTA) zeolite membranes with differing surface chemistries. Using molecular dynamics, we have studied the flow of water under hydrostatic pressure through a fully hydrated LTA zeolite film (∼2.5 nm thick) capped with hydrophilic and hydrophobic moieties. Pressure drops in the 50-400 MPa range were applied across the membrane, and the flux of water was monitored for at least 15 ns of simulation time. For hydrophilic membranes, water molecules adsorb at the zeolite surface, creating a highly structured fluid layer. For hydrophobic membranes, a depletion of water molecules occurs near the water/zeolite interface. For both types of membranes, the water structure is independent of the pressure drop established in the system and the flux through the membranes is lower than that observed for the bulk zeolitic material; the latter allows an estimation of surface barrier effects to pressure-driven water transport. Mechanistically, it is observed that (i) bottlenecks form at the windows of the zeolite structure, preventing the free flow of water through the porous membrane, (ii) water molecules do not move through a cage in a single-file fashion but rather exhibit a broad range of residence times and pronounced mixing, and (iii) a periodic buildup of a pressure difference between inlet and outlet cages takes place which leads to the preferential flow of water molecules toward the low-pressure cages. © 2013 American Chemical Society.
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    Turgman-Cohen S, Araque JC, Hoek EMV, Escobedo FA (2013) Molecular Dynamics of Equilibrium and Pressure-Driven Transport Properties of Water through LTA-Type Zeolites. Langmuir 29: 12389–12399. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la402895h.
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    This publication was based on work supported by Award KUS-C1-018-02, made by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). The authors are also grateful to computer cycles supplied by the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) which is supported by National Science Foundation Grant OCI-1053575
    Publisher
    American Chemical Society (ACS)
    Journal
    Langmuir
    DOI
    10.1021/la402895h
    PubMed ID
    24024745
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1021/la402895h
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