On the hysteresis loop and equilibrium transition in slit-shaped ink-bottle pores

被引:18
作者
Klomkliang, Nikom [1 ,2 ]
Do, D. D. [1 ]
Nicholson, D. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Queensland, Sch Chem Engn, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia
[2] Suranaree Univ Technol, Sch Chem Engn, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand
来源
ADSORPTION-JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ADSORPTION SOCIETY | 2013年 / 19卷 / 06期
基金
澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词
Adsorption; Ink-bottle pores; Hysteresis; Pore blocking; Cavitation; Equilibrium transition; MONTE-CARLO-SIMULATION; DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL THEORY; MEAN-FIELD-THEORY; CAPILLARY CONDENSATION; ADSORPTION HYSTERESIS; COMPUTER-SIMULATION; DESORPTION HYSTERESIS; SORPTION HYSTERESIS; PHASE-TRANSITIONS; CYLINDRICAL PORES;
D O I
10.1007/s10450-013-9569-5
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Bin grand canonical Monte Carlo simulations have been carried out to study adsorption-desorption of argon at 87.3 K in a model ink-bottle mesoporous solid in order to investigate the interplay between the pore blocking process, controlled by the evaporation through the pore mouth via the meniscus separating the adsorbate and the bulk gas surroundings, and the cavitation process, governed by the instability of the stretched fluid (with a decrease in pressure) in the cavity. The evaporation mechanism switches from pore blocking to cavitation when the size of the pore neck is decreased, and is relatively insensitive to the neck length under conditions where cavitation is the controlling mechanism. We have applied the recently-developed Mid-Density scheme to determine the equilibrium branch of the hysteresis loop, and have found that, unlike ideal simple pores of constant size and infinite length, where the equilibrium transition is vertical, the equilibrium branch of an ink-bottle pore has three distinct sub-branches within the hysteresis loop. The first sub-branch is steep but continuous and is close to the desorption branch (which is typical for a pore with two open ends); this is associated with the equilibrium state in the neck. The third sub-branch is much steeper and is close to the adsorption branch (which is typical for either a pore with one end closed or a closed pore), and is associated with the equilibrium state in the cavity. The second sub-branch, connecting the other two sub-branches, has a more gradual slope. The domains of these three sub-branches depend on the relative sizes of the cavity and the neck, and their respective lengths. Our investigation of the effects of changing neck length clearly demonstrates that cavitation depends, not only on fluid properties, as frequently stated, but also on pore geometry.
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页码:1273 / 1290
页数:18
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