The aim of this study was to understand and characterize the adsorption of small alkanes, namely methane, ethane and propane, in zeolite TON through detailed Monte Carlo simulations. The isotherms of pure components were calculated and showed good agreement with experimental data. The adsorption positions, adsorption energy of pure components and isotherms of mixtures were also simulated and the results are discussed.
Silver nanorods have been successfully synthesized in large scale by the ethylene glycol（EG） reduction in the presence of ionic liquid（IL） 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate（bmimBF_4） and polyvinyl-pyrrolidone（PVP）.The silver nanorods were characterized by scanning electron microscopy（SEM）,high-resolution transmission electron microscopy（HRTEM）,transmission electron microscopy（TEM）,electron energy disperse spectroscopy（EDS） and UV-vis spectroscopy.The results showed that the uniform silver nanorods have an average diameter of about 100 nm and the aspect ratio from 15 to 20.IL,bmimBF_4 may play a role of capping agent together with PVP in the formation of silver nanorods.On the other band,bmimBF_4 may accelerate nucleation and improve the stability of the resulting Ag nanorods due to the low interface tension of IL.
Hong Ying Wang Yan An Gao Ming Wei Zhao Li Qiang Zheng
