Journal
JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
Volume 495, Issue -, Pages 322-333Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.08.033
Keywords
Zeolite; Membrane; Molecular dynamics; Thermostat; Water diffusion
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Funding
- Australian Research Council
- Australian Government
- Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation (QCIF)
- University of Queensland Research Computing Centre
- University of Queensland
- National Centre of Excellence in Desalination Australia
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Molecular dynamics simulations were employed to investigate diffusion and structural properties of water molecules confined in one-dimensional zeolites. Several water loadings and thermostatting methods were used, and insight into the effects of these was obtained by comparing diffusion and structural properties. Water diffusion was characterised via mean square displacements (self and collective diffusivities) and radial distribution functions enabled the structural ordering of water for different pore sizes and loadings to be compared. Interestingly at lower loadings, molecules tend to form clusters and move collectively, while at higher loadings, the self-diffusion coefficient in the pores is similar to that in bulk water. The length of the simulation cell was varied to determine the system size effects on the results, and narrow pores were also investigated in order to examine how this affected the effectiveness of water transport through the zeolite. Crown Copyright (C) 2015 Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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