Stability, Adsorption and Diffusion of CH4, CO2 and H2 in Clathrate Hydrates

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2010-07-02

arxiv.org/abs/1007.0399v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

4 pages, 4 figures, 3 tables

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We present a study of the adsorption and diffusion of CH4, CO2 and H2 molecules in clathrate hydrates using ab initio van der Waals density functional formalism [Dion et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 246401 (2004)]. We find that the adsorption energy is dominated by van der Waals interactions and that, without them, gas hydrates would not be stable. We calculate the maximum adsorption capacity as well as the maximum hydrocarbon size that can be adsorbed.The relaxation of the host lattice is essential for a good description of the diffusion activation energies, which are estimated to be of the order of 0.2, 0.4, and 1.0 eV for H2, CO2, and CH4, respectively.

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