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Adsorption Equilibrium of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons and Alcohol to Fau Type High Silica Zeolite

Kazuyuki Chihara, Shinji Tomita, Junichi Kabe, Shinji Kondo, and Takashi Matsumoto. Applied Chemistry, Meiji University, 1-1-1, Higashi-mita, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Japan

In order to predict the structure of a substance and the physical properties, using a molecular simulation has prospered in recent years. The Grand Canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) method is simulation method for solving a phenomenon from a microscopic level, i.e., adsorption equilibrium and it is turning into the powerful analysis technique in the field of the adsorption engineering.

It is becoming possible to interpret the adsorption characteristic in a molecule level rationally, and to predict the macroscopic characteristic such as adsorption isotherms in recent years. However, information on force field parameters and charges are often inadequate, even in systems where the structure is well known. From the environmental point of view, the adsorption of chlorinated hydrocarbons and ethanol by the use of zeolites may have some potential utilities in ground water or soil remediation and other areas. The simulation result indicated a big value compared with the experiment value. But by comparing an experiment result with a molecular simulation result, the validity of forcefield parameters and zeolite model was examined. Hereafter, it is thought that those further comparative studies are necessary.