Madero-Castro Rafael M, Luna-Triguero Azahara, Sławek Andrzej, Vicent-Luna José Manuel, Calero Sofia
Department of Physical, Chemical, and Natural Systems, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Ctra. Utrera km. 1, ES-41013 Seville, Spain.
Energy Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
ACS Sustain Chem Eng. 2023 Mar 8;11(11):4317-4328. doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c05369. eCollection 2023 Mar 20.
Reducing carbon dioxide emissions has become a must in society, making it crucial to find alternatives to supply the energy demand. Adsorption-based cooling and heating technologies are receiving attention for thermal energy storage applications. In this paper, we study the adsorption of polar working fluids in hydrophobic and hydrophilic zeolites by means of experimental quasi-equilibrated temperature-programmed desorption and adsorption combined with Monte Carlo simulations. We measured and computed water and methanol adsorption isobars in high-silica HS-FAU, NaY, and NaX zeolites. We use the experimental adsorption isobars to develop a set of parameters to model the interaction between methanol and the zeolite and cations. Once we have the adsorption of these polar molecules, we use a mathematical model based on the adsorption potential theory of Dubinin-Polanyi to assess the performance of the adsorbate-working fluids for heat storage applications. We found that molecular simulations are an excellent tool for investigating energy storage applications since we can reproduce, complement, and extend experimental observations. Our results highlight the importance of controlling the hydrophilic/hydrophobic nature of the zeolites by changing the Al content to maximize the working conditions of the heat storage device.
减少二氧化碳排放已成为社会的必然需求,因此寻找替代能源以满足能源需求至关重要。基于吸附的制冷和制热技术因热能存储应用而受到关注。在本文中,我们通过实验性的准平衡程序升温脱附和吸附结合蒙特卡罗模拟,研究了极性工作流体在疏水和亲水沸石中的吸附情况。我们测量并计算了高硅HS-FAU、NaY和NaX沸石中的水和甲醇吸附等压线。我们利用实验吸附等压线来开发一组参数,以模拟甲醇与沸石及阳离子之间的相互作用。一旦掌握了这些极性分子的吸附情况,我们便使用基于杜比宁-波拉尼吸附势理论的数学模型来评估吸附质-工作流体在蓄热应用中的性能。我们发现分子模拟是研究储能应用的绝佳工具,因为我们可以重现、补充和扩展实验观察结果。我们的结果突出了通过改变铝含量来控制沸石的亲水/疏水性质对于最大化蓄热装置工作条件的重要性。