Sulfonate-grafted porous polymer networks for preferential CO2 adsorption at low pressure

A porous polymer network (PPN) grafted with sulfonic acid (PPN-6-SO(3)H) and its lithium salt (PPN-6-SO(3)Li) exhibit significant increases in isosteric heats of CO(2) adsorption and CO(2)-uptake capacities. IAST calculations using single-component-isotherm data and a 15/85 CO(2)/N(2) ratio at 295 K and 1 bar revealed that the sulfonate-grafted PPN-6 networks show exceptionally high adsorption selectivity for CO(2) over N(2) (155 and 414 for PPN-6-SO(3)H and PPN-6-SO(3)Li, respectively). Since these PPNs also possess ultrahigh physicochemical stability, practical applications in postcombustion capture of CO(2) lie well within the realm of possibility.     

A novel MOF with mesoporous cages for kinetic trapping of hydrogen

A stable MOF, assigned PCN-105, with two types of mesoporous cages, has been prepared by using a new multidentate flexible ligand with amine functional groups, and PCN-105 exhibits a marked N(2), O(2), Ar and H(2) hysteretic behaviour.     

Carbon dioxide capture-related gas adsorption and separation in metal-organic frameworks

Reducing anthropogenic CO₂ emission and lowering the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has quickly become one of the most urgent environmental issues of our age. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is one option for reducing these harmful CO₂ emissions. While a variety of technologies and methods have been developed, the separation of CO₂ from gas streams is still a critical issue. Apart from establishing new techniques, the exploration of capture materials with high separation performance and low capital cost are of paramount importance. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a new class of crystalline porous materials constructed by metal-containing nodes bonded to organic bridging ligands hold great potential as adsorbents or membrane materials in gas separation. In this paper, we review the research progress (from experimental results to molecular simulations) in MOFs for CO₂ adsorption, storage, and separations (adsorptive separation and membrane-based separation) that are directly related to CO₂ capture.