Adsorption and permeation behavior analysis of activated carbon nanochannels using an MD–ANN approach: a case study of the Kr–Xe–He–Ne mixture
摘要
In this paper, a novel computational scheme based on the integration of Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulation and Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) modeling was developed to analyze and predict the selectivity separation of noble gases (Kr, Xe, Ne, and He) with activated carbon nanochannels. In the ANN model presented herein, a 20-20-20 hidden layer configuration was adopted to establish the non-linear relationship between physical characteristics and adsorption capacity. Results show that the ANN prediction model achieves satisfactory predictive accuracy (R² ≈0.93, rMAE = 13.13%, rRMSE = 21.59%). The model can therefore serve as an efficient interpolation tool for estimating adsorption behavior within the range of conditions represented in the MD simulation dataset. Moreover, the results obtained from the variable importance analysis indicate that the two main features that influence the process are pore size and gas type. Finally, the hybrid scheme indicated that the P14 configuration, where pore size is 8.3 A, is the best configuration for the separation of heavy noble gases.