On the Use of Water and Methanol with Zeolites for Heat Transfer

Rafael M. Madero-Castro; Azahara Luna-Triguero; Andrzej Sławek; José Manuel Vicent-Luna; Sofia Calero

doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c05369

On the Use of Water and Methanol with Zeolites for Heat Transfer

Rafael M. Madero-Castro
, Azahara Luna-Triguero
, Andrzej Sławek
, José Manuel Vicent-Luna (Corresponding author)
, Sofia Calero (Corresponding author)

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4317–4328
Number of pages	12
Journal	ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
Volume	11
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c05369
Publication status	Published - 20 Mar 2023

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Funding Information:
This work was supported by ERC ZEOSEP ref: 779792, MINECO CTQ2016-80206-P, and CTQ2017-95-173-EXP. A.S. obtained financial resources as part of financing the doctoral scholarship from the National Science Center, Poland, Grant No. 2018/28/T/ST5/00274. The authors thank C3UPO for the HPC support.

Funding

This work was supported by ERC ZEOSEP ref: 779792, MINECO CTQ2016-80206-P, and CTQ2017-95-173-EXP. A.S. obtained financial resources as part of financing the doctoral scholarship from the National Science Center, Poland, Grant No. 2018/28/T/ST5/00274. The authors thank C3UPO for the HPC support.

Funders	Funder number
European Union's Horizon 2020 - Research and Innovation Framework Programme
European Union's Horizon 2020 - Research and Innovation Framework Programme	779792
Narodowe Centrum Nauki	2018/28/T/ST5/00274
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad	CTQ2016-80206-P, CTQ2017-95-173-EXP

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Dubinin−Polanyi theory
heat storage
hydrophilic and hydrophobic zeolites
methanol and water adsorption
storage density

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On the Use of Water and Methanol with Zeolites for Heat Transfer

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