Engineering microporous ethane-trapping metal-organic frameworks for boosting ethane/ethylene separation.

ABSTRACT: Realization of ethane-trapping materials for separating ethane (C₂H₆) from ethylene (C₂H₄) by adsorption, to potentially replace the energy-intensive cryogenic distillation technology, is of prime importance in the petrochemical industry. It is still very challenging to target C₂H₆-selective adsorbents with both high C₂H₆ capture capacity and gas selectivity. Herein, we report that a crystal engineering or reticular chemistry strategy enables the control of pore size and functionality in a family of isomorphic metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for boosting the C₂H₆ uptake and selectivity simultaneously. By altering the carboxylic acid linker in Ni(bdc)(ted)_0.5, we develope

SUBMITTER: Pei J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11467816 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature