Vapor-liquid equilibrium properties for confined binary mixtures involving CO2, CH4, and N2 from Gibbs ensemble Monte Carlo simulations

Abstract

The effects of solid-fluid interactions on the vapor-liquid phase diagram, coexistence density, relative volatility and vaporization enthalpy have been investigated for confined binary systems of CO2-CH4, CO2-N2 and CH4-N2. The Gibbs ensemble Monte Carlo (GEMC) simulation results indicate that the confinement and the solid-fluid interaction have significant influences on the vapor-liquid equilibrium properties. The confinement and the strength of the solid-fluid interaction make the p-xi phase diagram move to higher pressure regions. They also make the two-phase region become narrower for each binary mixture. The strength of the solid-fluid interactions can cause increases in the coexistence liquid and vapor densities, and cause the decrease of the relative volatility and the vaporization enthalpy for the systems studied. As the pore width is decreased, the two-phase region of the binary mixture becomes narrower.