Effect of water confinement in cryogenic temperatures on the flexibility of nanosized zeolite

This project has three primary objectives:
1. Investigating the behavior of H2O molecules within the micropores and cages of nanosized zeolites across a range of temperatures (−25 to 800 °C). This investigation aims to discover the water's state -including freezing (solid: ice or snowflakes), liquate, and boiling-in confined porous structures.
2. Analyzing the impact of H2O molecules confined within nanozeolites on structural flexibility. The focus will be on understanding how the presence of H2O (ice, liquid, and gas) influences the flexibility of the nanozeolite structures.
3. Exploring the H2O capacity of RHO zeolites and the direct effects on CO2 adsorption. The focus will be on studying the water effect –in different states - on CO2 selectivity and storage capacity.
RHO-type zeolite will be used for this study.