Nanocapsule for Safe and Effective Methane StorageстатьяИсследовательская статья
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Аннотация:A nanocapsule for safe and effective methane
storage is investigated by the method of molecular
dynamics. The mass content of methane in the nanocapsule
reaches the value of 14.5 mass%. The nanocapsule consists
of two parts: a locking chamber and a storage area. The
locking chamber is the nanotube (10.10), open at one end,
with a K@C60
1? endohedral complex inside it. The storage
area is a nanotube (20.20). The locking chamber and the
storage area are joined with each other and form T-junction.
The locking chamber is opened at the methane filling
and the discharge stages, and it is closed at the storage
stage. Thanks to the locking chamber, methane molecules
are stored in the nanocapsules under normal external conditions.
Opening and closing of the locking chamber
are carried out by the K@C60
1? endohedral complex displacement,
which is done by the electric field action. The
specific structure of the nanocapsule allows two aims to be
reached: a high methane mass content and significant level
of safety.
Keywords Molecular dynamics Nanocapsules