Yiming Tan

Chemical engineering

Hometown: Shanghai, Shanghai, CN

Graduation date: Spring 2028

Additional details: First-generation college student

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FURI | Fall 2026, Needs Review

Modeling CO2/CH4 Adsorption on ZIF-8/MWCNT Composite Adsorbents

CO2 removal and methane purification require adsorbents that can separate gases effectively. This project uses MATLAB to model CO2 and CH4 adsorption on zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8), multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), and a ZIF-8/MWCNT composite. Experimental adsorption data from literature will be fitted with Langmuir models to obtain adsorption parameters for ZIF-8 and MWCNTs. These parameters will then be used to study single-gas adsorption, mixed-gas selectivity, and packed-bed breakthrough behavior. The model will compare the materials and evaluate whether combining ZIF-8 with MWCNTs can improve gas-separation performance.

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