title: Porous carbon nanotubes: molecular absorption, transport, and separation.
abstract: We use classical molecular dynamics simulations to study nanofluidic properties of porous carbon nanotubes. We show that saturated water vapor condenses on the porous nanotubes, can be absorbed by them and transported in their interior. When these nanotubes are charged and placed in ionic solutions, they can selectively absorb ions in their interior and transport them. Porous carbon nanotubes can also be used as selective molecular sieves, as illustrated on a room temperature separation of benzene and ethanol.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA.
authors.forename: Irena
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yzeiri
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA.
authors.forename: Niladri
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Patra
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA.
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Král