Methane storage in nanoporous material at supercritical temperature over a wide range of pressures

Keliu Wu; Zhangxin Chen; Xiangfang Li; Xiaohu Dong

doi:10.1038/srep33461

journal article Open Access Sep 15, 2016

Methane storage in nanoporous material at supercritical temperature over a wide range of pressures

Keliu Wu

Zhangxin Chen

Xiangfang Li Xiaohu Dong

Scientific Reports Vol. 6 No. 1 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Abstract

AbstractThe methane storage behavior in nanoporous material is significantly different from that of a bulk phase, and has a fundamental role in methane extraction from shale and its storage for vehicular applications. Here we show that the behavior and mechanisms of the methane storage are mainly dominated by the ratio of the interaction between methane molecules and nanopores walls to the methane intermolecular interaction, and a geometric constraint. By linking the macroscopic properties of the methane storage to the microscopic properties of a system of methane molecules-nanopores walls, we develop an equation of state for methane at supercritical temperature over a wide range of pressures. Molecular dynamic simulation data demonstrates that this equation is able to relate very well the methane storage behavior with each of the key physical parameters, including a pore size and shape and wall chemistry and roughness. Moreover, this equation only requires one fitted parameter, and is simple, reliable and powerful in application.

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Published: Sep 15, 2016
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School of electronic engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610051, China

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Keliu Wu, Zhangxin Chen, Xiangfang Li, et al. (2016). Methane storage in nanoporous material at supercritical temperature over a wide range of pressures. Scientific Reports, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep33461

Methane storage in nanoporous material at supercritical temperature over a wide range of pressures

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