Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Water Confinement in Disordered Aluminosilicate Subnanopores

Scientific Reports
Takahiro OhkuboYasuhiko Iwadate

Abstract

The porous structure and mass transport characteristics of disordered silicate porous media were investigated via a geometry based analysis of water confined in the pores. Disordered silicate porous media were constructed to mimic the dissolution behavior of an alkali aluminoborosilicate glass, i.e., soluble Na and B were removed from the bulk glass, and then water molecules and Na were introduced into the pores to provide a complex porous structure filled with water. This modelling approach revealed large surface areas of disordered porous media. In addition, a number of isolated water molecules were observed in the pores, despite accessible porous connectivity. As the fraction of mobile water was approximately 1%, the main water dynamics corresponded to vibrational motion in a confined space. This significantly reduced water mobility was due to strong hydrogen-bonding water-surface interactions resulting from the large surface area. This original approach provides a method for predicting the porous structure and water transport characteristics of disordered silicate porous media.

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