Tuning the gate opening pressure of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for the selective separation of hydrocarbons

Nour Nijem; Haohan Wu; Pieremanuele Canepa; Anne Marti; Kenneth J. Balkus; Timo Thonhauser; Jing Li; Yves J. Chabal

doi:10.1021/ja305754f

Tuning the gate opening pressure of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for the selective separation of hydrocarbons

Nour Nijem, Haohan Wu, Pieremanuele Canepa, Anne Marti, Kenneth J. Balkus, Timo Thonhauser, Jing Li, Yves J. Chabal

Rutgers University

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

204 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Separation of hydrocarbons is one of the most energy demanding processes. The need to develop materials for the selective adsorption of hydrocarbons, under reasonable conditions, is therefore of paramount importance. This work unveils unexpected hydrocarbon selectivity in a flexible Metal-Organic Framework (MOF), based on differences in their gate opening pressure. We show selectivity dependence on both chain length and specific framework-gas interaction. By combining Raman spectroscopy and theoretical van der Waals Density Functional (vdW-DF) calculations, the separation mechanisms governing this unexpected gate-opening behavior are revealed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	15201-15204
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of the American Chemical Society
Volume	134
Issue number	37
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/ja305754f
Publication status	Published - Sep 19 2012

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Catalysis
Chemistry(all)
Biochemistry
Colloid and Surface Chemistry

Access to Document

10.1021/ja305754f

Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'Tuning the gate opening pressure of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for the selective separation of hydrocarbons'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this

Tuning the gate opening pressure of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for the selective separation of hydrocarbons. / Nijem, Nour; Wu, Haohan; Canepa, Pieremanuele; Marti, Anne; Balkus, Kenneth J.; Thonhauser, Timo; Li, Jing; Chabal, Yves J.

In: Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 134, No. 37, 19.09.2012, p. 15201-15204.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

@article{9bbcea616dbe490c9f2d93ca4c24ff2a,

title = "Tuning the gate opening pressure of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for the selective separation of hydrocarbons",

abstract = "Separation of hydrocarbons is one of the most energy demanding processes. The need to develop materials for the selective adsorption of hydrocarbons, under reasonable conditions, is therefore of paramount importance. This work unveils unexpected hydrocarbon selectivity in a flexible Metal-Organic Framework (MOF), based on differences in their gate opening pressure. We show selectivity dependence on both chain length and specific framework-gas interaction. By combining Raman spectroscopy and theoretical van der Waals Density Functional (vdW-DF) calculations, the separation mechanisms governing this unexpected gate-opening behavior are revealed.",

author = "Nour Nijem and Haohan Wu and Pieremanuele Canepa and Anne Marti and Balkus, {Kenneth J.} and Timo Thonhauser and Jing Li and Chabal, {Yves J.}",

year = "2012",

month = sep,

day = "19",

doi = "10.1021/ja305754f",

language = "English",

volume = "134",

pages = "15201--15204",

journal = "Journal of the American Chemical Society",

issn = "0002-7863",

publisher = "American Chemical Society",

number = "37",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Tuning the gate opening pressure of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) for the selective separation of hydrocarbons

AU - Nijem, Nour

AU - Wu, Haohan

AU - Canepa, Pieremanuele

AU - Marti, Anne

AU - Balkus, Kenneth J.

AU - Thonhauser, Timo

AU - Li, Jing

AU - Chabal, Yves J.

PY - 2012/9/19

Y1 - 2012/9/19

N2 - Separation of hydrocarbons is one of the most energy demanding processes. The need to develop materials for the selective adsorption of hydrocarbons, under reasonable conditions, is therefore of paramount importance. This work unveils unexpected hydrocarbon selectivity in a flexible Metal-Organic Framework (MOF), based on differences in their gate opening pressure. We show selectivity dependence on both chain length and specific framework-gas interaction. By combining Raman spectroscopy and theoretical van der Waals Density Functional (vdW-DF) calculations, the separation mechanisms governing this unexpected gate-opening behavior are revealed.

AB - Separation of hydrocarbons is one of the most energy demanding processes. The need to develop materials for the selective adsorption of hydrocarbons, under reasonable conditions, is therefore of paramount importance. This work unveils unexpected hydrocarbon selectivity in a flexible Metal-Organic Framework (MOF), based on differences in their gate opening pressure. We show selectivity dependence on both chain length and specific framework-gas interaction. By combining Raman spectroscopy and theoretical van der Waals Density Functional (vdW-DF) calculations, the separation mechanisms governing this unexpected gate-opening behavior are revealed.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84866516497&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84866516497&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1021/ja305754f

DO - 10.1021/ja305754f

M3 - Article

C2 - 22946693

AN - SCOPUS:84866516497

VL - 134

SP - 15201

EP - 15204

JO - Journal of the American Chemical Society

JF - Journal of the American Chemical Society

SN - 0002-7863

IS - 37

ER -