The adsorption properties of CO
2, N
2 and CH
4 in all-silica zeolites were studied using molecular simulations. Adsorption isotherms for single components in MFI were both
measured and computed showing good agreement. In addition simulations in other all silica structures were performed for a
wide range of pressures and temperatures and for single components as well as binary and ternary mixtures with varying bulk
compositions. The adsorption selectivity was analyzed for mixtures with bulk composition of 50:50 CO
2/CH
4, 50:50 CO
2/N
2, 10:90 CO
2/N
2 and 5:90:5 CO
2/N
2/CH
4 in MFI, MOR, ISV, ITE, CHA and DDR showing high selectivity of adsorption of CO
2 over N
2 and CH
4 that varies with the type of crystal and with the mixture bulk composition.
Keywords Adsorption isotherms - Zeolites - Separations - Carbon dioxide - Methane - Nitrogen