Insight into Fluorocarbon Adsorption in Metal-Organic Frameworks via Experiments and Molecular Simulations.

ABSTRACT: The improvement in adsorption/desorption of hydrofluorocarbons has implications for many heat transformation applications such as cooling, refrigeration, heat pumps, power generation, etc. The lack of chlorine in hydrofluorocarbons minimizes the lasting environmental damage to the ozone, with R134a (1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane) being used as the primary industrial alternative to commonly used Freon-12. The efficacy of novel adsorbents used in conjunction with R134a requires a deeper understanding of the host-guest chemical interaction. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) represent a newer class of adsorbent materials with significant industrial potential given their high surface area, porosity, stability, and tunability. In this work, we studied two benchmark MOFs, a microporous Ni-MOF-74 and me

SUBMITTER: Barpaga D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6635433 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature