Molecular simulation approach for NO3--N and NH4+-N sorption and desorption in the pores of palygorskite and sepiolite clay minerals

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clay.2024.107371" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.clay.2024.107371</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Molecular simulation approach for NO3--N and NH4+-N sorption and desorption in the pores of palygorskite and sepiolite clay minerals

Original language description

Molecular simulations methods were applied to determine the developed interactions between (NO3- ) or ammonium (NH4+) and fibrous clay minerals as adsorbents. Both nitrogenous pollutants can contribute to eutrophication, rendering the research of their remediation crucial. Specifically, the ribbon- like structures of palygorskite and sepiolite, as well as the molecular structure of the nitrogenous ions and water molecules, were built in Materials Studio software and analyzed via the minimum energies by molecular mechanics and dynamics (MD) methods. It was revealed that both nitrogenous ions were mainly interacted with the water molecules presented in the pores of palygorskite and sepiolite, yielding the mutual electrostatic interactions the dominant ones. Nevertheless, the dimensions of both clay pores were crucial parameter for the developed bonds strength, especially in NH4+ case. Based on MD calculation results, the inner size determines the palygorskite and sepiolite removal capacity and subsequently desorption efficiency of NH4+ ions. Specifically, according to obtained binding energies the larger sepiolite pores facilitated the interactions with two NO3- molecules (-1098 kcal/mol) instead of one NO3- molecule (-42 kcal/mol) with palygorskite, while deeper NH4+ penetration and stronger bonding could be achieved only on sepiolite, explaining the low and stead NH4+ release rate compared to palygorskite. The calculated results were compared to previously publish experimental data of our research team and presented a good correlation. This study highlights the importance and suitability of molecular simulations contribution to evaluate and enlighten the insight processes of adsorption studies which could not be experimentally proven with the fibrous clay minerals.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10301 - Atomic, molecular and chemical physics (physics of atoms and molecules including collision, interaction with radiation, magnetic resonances, Mössbauer effect)

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Applied Clay Science

ISSN

0169-1317

e-ISSN

1872-9053

Volume of the periodical

254

Issue of the periodical within the volume

254

Country of publishing house

NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

107371

UT code for WoS article

001230236300001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85190249611