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We report here our investigations using Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, as well as quasi-elastic neutron scattering experiments, to study the adsorption and diffusion of H2 and D2 in zeolite Rho. In the simulations, quantum effects are incorporated via the Feynman-Hibbs variational approach. At low temperatures, we observe a reversal of kinetic molecular sieving in which D2 diffuses faster than H2. Based on fits of bulk data, we suggest new set of potential parameters for hydrogen, with the Feynman-Hibbs variational approach used for quantum corrections. The transport properties obtained from MD simulations are in excellent agreement with the experimental results, with both showing significant quantum effects on the transport at low temperature. The MD simulation results on two different structures of zeolite Rho clearly demonstrate that the quantum effect is very sensitive to pore size. High transport flux selectivity is noted at low temperatures, suggesting feasibility of kinetic isotope separation.
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Anil Kumar, A.V., Jobic, H. & Bhatia, S.K. Quantum effect induced kinetic molecular sieving of hydrogen and deuterium in microporous materials. Adsorption 13, 501–508 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10450-007-9022-8
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