The Effect of Alkaline Cations on the Intercalation of Carbon Dioxide in Sepiolite Minerals: A Molecular Dynamics Investigation

The ability of the sepiolite mineral to intercalate CO2 molecules inside its channels in the presence of different alkaline cations (K+, Na+, and Li+) has been studied by classical molecular dynamics simulations. Starting from an alkaline-free sepiolite crystalline model, we built three models with...

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Main Authors: Francesco Tavanti, Francesco Muniz-Miranda, Alfonso Pedone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Materials
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmats.2018.00012/full