Our paper titled “Significance of Fluid Properties, Pore Structure, and Surface Chemistry in CMK Series Mesoporous Carbon Materials for N2/CH4/CO2 Separation” has been published online in the journal “Microporous and Mesoporous Materials”, accessible at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2024.113095
In this work, we combined macroscopic methods (IAST, 2D-EOS) and molecular simulations to study N2, CH4, and CO2 adsorption in CMK-1, CMK-3, and CMK-5 mesoporous materials. Material structure significantly influences adsorption behavior, with CMK-3 showing excellent agreement with both theories. CMK-5 exhibits a unique CO2 adsorption selectivity jump due to a phase transition, while functional groups have a notable impact on CO2 adsorption.
“Microporous and Mesoporous Materials” is an English-language academic journal dedicated to the field of applied chemistry. Established in 1998, it is published by Elsevier on a monthly basis.
The journal focuses on novel and significant aspects of porous solids, categorized as either microporous (pore size up to 2 nm) or mesoporous (pore size 2 to 50 nm). The porosity of these materials should have a specific impact on their properties or applications.
Examples of materials covered include zeolites, zeolite-like materials, pillared materials, clathrasils, clathrates, carbon molecular sieves, ordered mesoporous materials, organic/inorganic porous hybrid materials, and porous metal oxides. The scope of the journal encompasses both natural and synthetic porous materials.
“Microporous and Mesoporous Materials” is indexed in databases such as SCI, EI, and SCIE, and it has an impact factor of 5.2 as of 2022. It is classified as Q1 in the JCR partitioning, and according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) classification, it falls within the 2nd quartile of the engineering and technology category.