Hernandez-Tamargo, Carlos, Kwakye-Awuah, Bright, O'Malley, Alexander J. and de Leeuw, Nora H. ![]() ![]() |
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Abstract
Classical molecular dynamics simulations have been employed to study the exchange of Na for Hg in zeolite Na-A, with a Si/Al ratio of 1, and zeolite Na-Y, with Si/Al ratios of 2 and 5, in dry and hydrated conditions within the temperature range 330 – 360 K, to understand factors underpinning the performance of zeolites for water decontamination. A classical forcefield based on DFT energies has been developed for the interaction between the Hg ions and the zeolite O atoms. In terms of water diffusion, zeolite Na-A shows the lowest calculated diffusivity, followed by zeolite Na-Y (Si/Al=2) and Na-Y (Si/Al=5), as a consequence of differing pore dimensions and extra-framework ion loadings. In the absence of speciation anions, the Hg ions are consistently adsorbed at the supercage windows in both the LTA and FAU framework types. The reduced pore size of zeolite A leads to an average hydration number per Hg ion of ¡1.0, whilst the wider pore of zeolite Y exerts less steric hindrance, and thus the Hg hydration number reaches values between 1.0 and 2.0 in zeolite Y. These observations might indicate that Hg ions are more strongly immobilized in zeolite A than in zeolite Y. Preliminary measurements of mercury removal using these zeolites, as synthesized from bauxite and kaolin, seem to support these findings.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Advanced Research Computing @ Cardiff (ARCCA) Chemistry |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
ISSN: | 1387-1811 |
Funders: | EPSRC, NERC |
Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 3 February 2021 |
Date of Acceptance: | 14 January 2021 |
Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2024 15:34 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/138201 |
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