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American Chemical Society, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 44(118), p. 25590-25596, 2014

DOI: 10.1021/jp508514e

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Energetics of Confinement of n-Hexane in Ca−Na Ion Exchanged Zeolite A

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Abstract

Study of the energetics of confinement of small organic molecules in microporous frameworks provides essential information for rational design and application of functional porous materials. Using immersion calorimetry and temperature-programmed desorption coupled with mass spectroscopy, we describe the complex guest−host interactions of a nonpolar organic molecule (n-hexane) with a series of calcium-exchanged zeolite A materials whose pore accessibility was modified by varying the calcium content to achieve inaccessible, partially accessible, and fully accessible central cavities for n-hexane molecules. The overall magnitude and trend with the pore size of n-hexane−zeolite A interactions have been determined. In addition, the contributions to energetics from the external surface (ΔH wet), tetrahedral framework (ΔH g‑h), and adjacent n-hexane molecules (ΔH g‑g) were separated, quantified, and interpreted.