Investigation on a Zr-based metal-organic framework (MOF-801) for the high-performance separation of light alkanes.

A Zr-based metal-organic framework (MOF-801) with high thermal and chemical stability was prepared by the solvothermal synthesis method. Notably, MOF-801 exhibits a high separation selectivity for C3H8/CH4 and C2H6/CH4, making it a practical material for the storage and purification of light alkanes.

Ultrathin Reduced Graphene Oxide/Organosilica Hybrid Membrane for Gas Separation.

Here, reduced graphene oxide (r-GO) nanosheets were embedded in an organosilica network to assemble an ultrathin hybrid membrane on the tubular ceramic substrate. With the organosilica nanocompartments inside the r-GO stacks and the intensified polymerization, r-GO sheets endow the as-prepared hybrid membranes with high H2 and CO2 separation performance. The resulting selectivities of H2/CH4 and CO2/CH4 are found to be 223 and 55, respectively, together with gas permeance of approximately 2.5 × 10-7 mol·m-2·s-1·Pa-1 for H2 and 6.1 × 10-8 mol·m-2·s-1·Pa-1 for CO2 at room temperature and 0.2 MPa. To separate larger molecules from H2, the H2/C3H8 and H2/i-C4H10 selectivities are as high as 1775 and 2548, respectively. Moreover, at 150 °C and 0.2 MPa, the hybrid membrane retains high separation performances with ideal selectivities higher than 200 and 30 for H2/CH4 and CO2/CH4, respectively, which are attractive for gas separation and purification of practical applications.

An exceptionally stable functionalized metal-organic framework for lithium storage.

We present a designed synthesis of a functionalized metal-organic framework with hydrophobic and polar functionalities, which exhibits remarkable thermal and chemical stability. The functionality and porosity make it a promising candidate for the electrode material in Li-ion batteries.

A highly permeable mixed matrix membrane containing CAU-1-NH2 for H2 and CO2 separation.

A thin and compact mixed matrix membrane containing CAU-1-NH2 and the poly(methyl methacrylate) polymer has been originally synthesized. The as-prepared membrane exhibits high permeability of H2 and excellent H2/CO2 selectivity.

Remarkable CO2/CH4 selectivity and CO2 adsorption capacity exhibited by polyamine-decorated metal-organic framework adsorbents.

Solid porous dual amine-decorated metal-organic framework (MOF) adsorbents with tunable porosity have been prepared. The adsorbents exhibit remarkable CO2/CH4 selectivity and CO2 adsorption capacity at low pressures.

Polyethyleneimine incorporated metal-organic frameworks adsorbent for highly selective CO2 capture.

A series of polyethyleneimine (PEI) incorporated MIL-101 adsorbents with different PEI loadings were reported for the first time in the present work. Although the surface area and pore volume of MIL-101 decreased significantly after loading PEI, all the resulting composites exhibited dramatically enhanced CO2 adsorption capacity at low pressures. At 100 wt% PEI loading, the CO2 adsorption capacity at 0.15 bar reached a very competitive value of 4.2 mmol g(-1) at 25°C, and 3.4 mmol g(-1) at 50°C. More importantly, the resulting adsorbents displayed rapid adsorption kinetics and ultrahigh selectivity for CO2 over N2 in the designed flue gas with 0.15 bar CO2 and 0.75 bar N2. The CO2 over N2 selectivity was up to 770 at 25°C, and 1200 at 50°C. We believe that the PEI based metal-organic frameworks is an attractive adsorbent for CO2 capture.

Facile synthesis of aluminum-based metal-organic frameworks with different morphologies and structures through an OH(-)-assisted method.

We report the facile synthesis of aluminum-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with different morphologies and structures by tuning the OH(-) content in the reaction solution. MIL-96 crystals with dodecahedral and hexagonal column shapes were successfully synthesized by tuning the OH(-) ion content of the synthesis solution. When the OH(-) ion content was further increased, MIL-110 with a nanorod morphology appeared as the product. For the first time, we obtained pure MIL-96 and MIL-110 under basic conditions directly by using the 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid (btc) linker. All samples show significant thermal stability, with a decomposition temperature above 300 °C. We found that the gas adsorption properties of MIL-96 were directly dominated by the crystal morphology. At 0.4 °C and 30 bar, the dodecahedral and hexagonal MIL-96 samples can adsorb 9.3 and 6.5 mmol g(-1) CO2, respectively, although they possess similar surface areas and identical crystalline structures. The MIL-110 nanorod shows a CO2 adsorption capacity of up to 16 mmol g(-1) under the same conditions.

Organosilica-functionalized zeolitic imidazolate framework ZIF-90 membrane with high gas-separation performance.

A clear separation: A post-synthetic functionalization method is reported to obtain a highly permselective zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-90) membrane. The intercrystalline defects of the ZIF-90 membrane are minimized to enhance the separation selectivity while a high permeance is maintained.