Direct Visualization of Supramolecular Binding and Separation of Light Hydrocarbons in MFM-300(In).

ABSTRACT: The purification of light olefins is one of the most important chemical separations globally and consumes large amounts of energy. Porous materials have the capability to improve the efficiency of this process by acting as solid, regenerable adsorbents. However, to develop translational systems, the underlying mechanisms of adsorption in porous materials must be fully understood. Herein, we report the adsorption and dynamic separation of C₂ and C₃ hydrocarbons in the metal-organic framework MFM-300(In), which exhibits excellent performance in the separation of mixtures of ethane/ethylene and propyne/propylene. Unusually selective adsorption of ethane over ethylene at low pressure is observed, resulting in selective retention of ethane from a mixture of ethylene/ethane

SUBMITTER: Guo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9245183 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature