Microporous Metal–Organic Framework with a Completely Reversed Adsorption Relationship for C2 Hydrocarbons at Room Temperature

As a new type of porous material, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have been widely studied in gas adsorption and separation, especially in C2 hydrocarbons. Considering the stronger interaction between the unsaturated molecules and the metal sites, and the smaller molecular size of unsaturated molecu...

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Published in:ACS applied materials & interfaces 2020-02, Vol.12 (5), p.6105-6111
Main Authors: Sun, Fang-Zhou, Yang, Shan-Qing, Krishna, Rajamani, Zhang, Ying-Hui, Xia, Yu-Pei, Hu, Tong-Liang
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Language:English
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Summary:As a new type of porous material, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have been widely studied in gas adsorption and separation, especially in C2 hydrocarbons. Considering the stronger interaction between the unsaturated molecules and the metal sites, and the smaller molecular size of unsaturated molecules, the usual relationship of affinities and adsorption capacities among C2 hydrocarbons in most common MOFs is C2H2 > C2H4 > C2H6. Herein, a unique microporous metal–organic framework, NUM-7a (activated NUM-7), with a completely reversed adsorption relationship for C2 hydrocarbons (C2H6 > C2H4 > C2H2) has been successfully synthesized, which breaks the traditional concept of the adsorption relationship of MOFs for C2 hydrocarbons. Based on this unique adsorption relationship, a green and simple one-step separation purification for a large amount of C2H4 can be expected to be achieved through the selective adsorption of C2H6. In addition, NUM-7a also shows good selectivities in C2H2/CO2 and CO2/CH4.
ISSN:1944-8244
1944-8252
DOI:10.1021/acsami.9b22410