Molecular simulation study on the radon adsorption behavior in carbon nanotube bundles

Abstract

Abstract As we know radon is harmful to people because of its radioactivity. Focusing on the technical requirements of radon mitigation by adsorption, the radon adsorption behavior of carbon nanotube bundles was studied under different diameter tube bundles and different tube spacing using the grand cononical ensemble Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulation method. The results show that the (10:10) type nanotubes have the strongest ability to adsorb radon with a tube spacing of 1 nm, followed by (7:7) type nanotubes with a tube spacing of 1 nm. The bundle of carbon nanotubes of the (8:8) type has the worst adsorption capacity. Moreover, the nanotube bundles of each type of tube have an increased ability to adsorb radon as the tube spacing increases.