Adsorption of CO2 in metal organic frameworks of different metal centres: Grand Canonical Monte Carlo simulations compared to experiments

A Grand Canonical Monte Carlo study has been performed in order to compare the different CO₂ adsorption mechanisms between two members of the MIL-n family of hybrid metal-organic framework materials. The MIL-53 (Al) and MIL-47 (V) systems were considered. The results obtained confirm that there is a structural interchange between a large pore and narrow pore forms of MIL-53 (Al), not seen with the MIL-47 (V) material, which is a consequence of the presence of μ ₂-OH groups. The interactions between the CO₂ molecules and these μ ₂ OH groups mainly govern the adsorption mechanism in this MIL-53 (Al) material. The subsequent breaking of these adsorption geometries after the adsorbate loading increases past the point where no more preferred adsorption sites are available, are proposed as key features of the breathing phenomenon. After this, any new adsorbates introduced into the MIL-53 (Al) large pore structure experience a homogeneous adsorption environment with no preferential adsorption sites in a similar way to what occurs in MIL-47 (V).     

金属有机骨架材料MIL-53(Al)负载钴催化剂的CO催化氧化反应性能

采用溶剂法合成了热稳定性高的金属有机骨架材料MIL-53(Al)(MIL:Materials of Institut Lavoisier),用此材料为载体负载钴催化剂用于CO的催化氧化反应,并与Al2O3负载的钴催化剂进行了对比.采用热重-差热扫描量热(TG-DSC)、傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱、X射线衍射(XRD)、N2物理吸附-脱附、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、氢气程序升温还原(H2-TPR)等方法对催化剂的结构性质进行了表征.TG和N2物理吸附-脱附结果表明,载体MIL-53(Al)有好的稳定性和高的比表面积;XRD以及TEM结果表明Co/MIL-53(Al)上负载的Co3O4颗粒粒径(平均约为5.03 nm)明显小于Al2O3上Co3O4颗粒粒径(平均约为7.83 nm).MIL-53(Al)的三维多孔结构中分布均匀的位点能很好地分散固定Co3O4颗粒,高度分散的Co3O4颗粒有利于CO的催化氧化反应.H2-TPR实验发现Co/MIL(Al)催化剂的还原温度低于Co/Al2O3催化剂的还原温度,低的还原温度表现为高的催化氧化活性.CO催化氧化结果表明,MIL-53(Al)负载钴催化剂的催化活性明显高于Al2O3负载钴催化剂,MIL-53(Al)负载钴催化剂在160°C时使CO氧化的转化率达到98%,到180°C时CO则完全转化,催化剂的结构在催化反应过程中保持稳定.     

Incorporation of metallocenes into the channel structured Metal-Organic Frameworks MIL-53(Al) and MIL-47(V)

A selection of metallocene inclusion compounds with channel structured MOFs (MOF = Metal-Organic Framework) were obtained via solvent-fee adsorption of the metallocenes from the gas-phase. The adsorbate structures ferrocene(0.5)@MIL-53(Al) (MIL-53(Al) = [Al(OH)(bdc)](n) with bdc = 1,4-terephthalate), ferrocene(0.25)@MIL-47(V) (MIL-47(V) = [V(O)(bdc)](n)), cobaltocene(0.25)@MIL-53(Al), cobaltocene(0.5)@MIL-47(V), 1-formylferrocene(0.33)@MIL-53(Al), 1,1'dimethylferrocene(0.33)@MIL-53(Al), 1,1'-diformylferrocene(0.5)@MIL-53(Al) were determined from powder X-ray diffraction data and were analyzed concerning the packing and orientation of the guest species. The packing of the ferrocene guest molecules inside MIL-47(V) is significantly different compared to MIL-53(Al) due to the lower breathing effect and weaker hydrogen bonds between the guest molecules and the host network in the case of MIL-47(V). The orientation of the metallocene molecule is also influenced by the substituents (CH(3) and CHO) at the cyclopentadienyl ring and the interaction with the bridging OH group of MIL-53(Al). The inclusion of redox active cobaltocene into MIL-47(V) leads to the formation of a charge transfer compound with a negatively charged framework. The reduction of the vanadium centers is stoichiometric. The resulting material is a mixed valence compound with a V(3+)/V(4+) ratio of 1:1. The new compounds were characterized via thermal gravimetric analysis, infrared spectroscopy, solid state NMR, and differential pulse voltammetry. Both systems are 1D-channel pore structures. The metallocene adsorbate induced breathing effect of MIL-53(Al) is more pronounced compared to MIL-47(V), this can be explained by the different bridging groups between the MO(6) clusters.     

Study of selective adsorption of aromatic compounds from solutions by the flexible MIL-53(Al) metal-organic framework

The dynamic method under conditions close to equilibrium was applied to study the liquid-phase adsorption in the Henry region for a series of aromatic compounds on the MIL-53(Al) metal-organic framework at different temperatures. The interpretation of the obtained experimental adsorption data was based on the TOPOS analysis of the structure of the cavities in the MIL-53(Al) framework using the Voronoi—Dirichlet polyhedra concept. It is shown that the adsorption activity of the investigated material under the liquid-phase conditions is governed by a possible expansion of the channels and cavities in the structure and by a breathing effect of the structure caused by the temperature variation. The selectivity of adsorption shown by MIL-53(Al) for a series of the studied compounds is due to the adsorbate—adsorbent π—π-interaction and hydrogen bonding of adsorbate molecules with Brönsted acid sites of the metal-organic framework. High adsorption selectivity of the MIL-53(Al) framework were found for compounds differed in the number of aromatic rings in the molecule and the presence of the methyl substituent, as well as for aromatic hydrocarbons and their sulfur-containing heterocyclic analogs.     

The effects of electronic polarization on water adsorption in metal-organic frameworks: H(2)O in MIL-53(Cr)

The effects of electronic polarization on the adsorption of water in the MIL-53(Cr) metal-organic framework are investigated using molecular dynamics simulations. For this purpose a fully polarizable force field for MIL-53(Cr) was developed which is compatible with the ab initio-based TTM3-F water model. The analysis of the spatial distributions of the water molecules within the MIL-53(Cr) nanopores calculated as a function of loading indicates that polarization effects play an important role in the formation of hydrogen bonds between the water molecules and the hydroxyl groups of the framework. As a result, large qualitative differences are found between the radial distribution functions calculated with non-polarizable and polarizable force fields. The present analysis suggests that polarization effects can significantly impact molecular adsorption in metal-organic frameworks under hydrated conditions.     

Evidence of CO(2) molecule acting as an electron acceptor on a nanoporous metal-organic-framework MIL-53 or Cr(3+)(OH)(O(2)C-C(6)H(4)-CO(2))

The adsorption mode of CO(2) at low coverage in the nanoporous metal benzenedicarboxylate MIL-53(Cr) or Cr(3+)(OH)(O(2)C-C(6)H(4)-CO(2)) has been identified using IR spectroscopy; the red shift of the nu(3) band and the splitting of the nu(2) mode of CO(2) in addition to the shifts of the nu(OH) and delta(OH) bands of the MIL-53(Cr) hydroxyl groups provide evidence that CO(2) interacts with the oxygen atoms of framework OH groups as an electron-acceptor via its carbon atom; this is the first example of such an interaction between CO(2) and bridged OH groups in a solid.     

Thermodynamics of adsorption of aromatic compounds from non-aqueous solutions by MIL-53(Al) metal-organic framework

The thermodynamics of adsorption of mono-, di-, and tricyclic aromatic compounds by MIL-53(Al) metal-organic framework from their solutions in MeCN, MeOH and n-C₆H₁₄–PrⁱOH was studied for the first time. It was found that the adsorption of the test substances from solutions in MeCN and MeOH is characterized by positive values of enthalpy and entropy changes, and the adsorption from n-C₆H₁₄–PrⁱOH medium is characterized by negative enthalpy and entropy changes. Upon adsorption by MIL-53(Al) framework from polar media, aromatic compounds were proposed to transfer from the liquid phase with a higher degree of association into the solvent medium with a lower degree of association, molecules of which are disordered due to the strong interaction with the hydrophobic walls of the framework pores. It was concluded that the driving force of adsorption by MIL-53(Al) from MeCN and MeOH is increase in entropy of the system, while the factor of adsorption from n-C₆H₁₄–PrⁱOH medium is decrease in enthalpy of the adsorption system. The compensation effect in liquid-phase adsorption of aromatic compounds by MIL-53(Al) framework was discovered. The effect of the liquid phase nature on selectivity of adsorption from solutions onto investigated metal-organic framework was demonstrated.     

Thermodynamics of guest-induced structural transitions in hybrid organic-inorganic frameworks

We provide a general thermodynamic framework for the understanding of guest-induced structural transitions in hybrid organic-inorganic materials. The method is based on the analysis of experimental adsorption isotherms. It allows the determination of the free energy differences between host structures involved in guest-induced transitions, especially hard to obtain experimentally. We discuss the general case of adsorption in flexible materials and show how a few key quantities, such as pore volumes and adsorption affinities, entirely determine the phenomenology of adsorption, including the occurrence of structural transitions. On the basis of adsorption thermodynamics, we then propose a taxonomy of guest-induced structural phase transitions and the corresponding isotherms. In particular, we derive generic conditions for observing a double structural transition upon adsorption, often resulting in a two-step isotherm. Finally, we show the wide applicability and the robustness of the model through three case studies of topical hybrid organic-inorganic frameworks: the hysteretic hydrogen adsorption in Co(1,4-benzenedipyrazolate), the guest-dependent gate-opening in Cu(4,4'-bipyridine)(2,5-dihydroxybenzoate)2 and the CO2-induced "breathing" of hybrid material MIL-53.     

Remarkable adsorptive performance of a metal-organic framework, vanadium-benzenedicarboxylate (MIL-47), for benzothiophene

Liquid-phase adsorption of benzothiophene over isotypic MOFs such as MIL-47 and MIL-53(Al, Cr) has shown that a metal ion of a MOF-type material has a dominant role in adsorptive desulfurization and MIL-47 has a remarkable performance.     

Predicting mixture coadsorption in soft porous crystals: experimental and theoretical Study of CO2/CH4 in MIL-53(Al)

We present a synergistic experimental and theoretical study of CO(2)/CH(4) mixture coadsorption in breathing metal-organic framework MIL-53(Al). Mixture adsorption experiments were performed and their results were analyzed by comparing them to predictions made from pure-component adsorption data using the Osmotic Framework Adsorption Solution Theory (OFAST). This analytical model, fully validated for the first time, was then used to predict coadsorption properties as a function of temperature, pressure, and mixture composition. The phase diagrams obtained show a surprising non-monotonic behavior.     

Different adsorption behaviors of methane and carbon dioxide in the isotypic nanoporous metal terephthalates MIL-53 and MIL-47

A distinct step in the isotherm occurs during the adsorption of CO2 on MIL-53 at 304 K. Such behavior is neither observed during the adsorption of CH4 on MIL-53 nor during the adsorption on the isostructural MIL-47. This phenomenon seems to be due to a different mechanism than that of previous adsorption steps on MOF samples. It is suggested that a breathing behavior is induced in MIL-53 during CO2 adsorption.     

金属-有机骨架对苯二甲酸酯-铝吸附水中酚类化合物动力学和热力学

以吸附等温线、动力学和热力学等方法研究了金属-有机骨架对苯二甲酸酯-铝[MIL-53(Al),MIL:Materials of Institut Lavoisier]对水中邻硝基苯酚、苯酚和邻苯二酚的吸附行为。 MIL-53(Al)对上述酚类化合物的吸附符合准二级吸附动力学模型,且包含表面吸附和孔内扩散两个过程。 吸附热力学结果表明,MIL-53(Al)对酚类化合物的吸附是自发的,且为吸热和熵增加过程。 在40 ℃条件下,MIL-53(Al)对邻硝基苯酚、苯酚和邻苯二酚的吸附量分别为78.6、30.5和16.5 mg/g。     

Separation of styrene and ethylbenzene on metal-organic frameworks: analogous structures with different adsorption mechanisms

The metal-organic frameworks MIL-47 (V(IV)O{O(2)C-C(6)H(4)-CO(2)}) and MIL-53(Al) (Al(III)(OH)·{O(2)C-C(6)H(4)-CO(2)}) are capable of separating ethylbenzene and styrene. Both materials adsorb up to 20-24 wt % of both compounds. Despite the fact that they have identical building schemes, the reason for preferential adsorption of styrene compared to ethylbenzene is very different for the two frameworks. For MIL-47, diffraction experiments reveal that styrene is packed inside the pores in a unique, pairwise fashion, resulting in separation factors as high as 4 in favor of styrene. These separation factors are independent of the total amount of adsorbate offered. This is due to co-adsorption of ethylbenzene in the space left available between the packed styrene pairs. The separation is of a non-enthalpic nature. On MIL-53, the origin of the preferential adsorption of styrene is related to differences in enthalpy of adsorption, which are based on different degrees of framework relaxation. The proposed adsorption mechanisms are in line with the influence of temperature on the separation factors derived from pulse chromatography: separation factors are independent of temperature for MIL-47 but vary with temperature for MIL-53. Finally, MIL-53 is also capable of removing typical impurities like o-xylene or toluene from styrene-ethylbenzene mixtures.     

Complexity behind CO2 capture on NH2-MIL-53(Al)

Some Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) show excellent performance in extracting carbon dioxide from different gas mixtures. The origin of their enhanced separation ability is not clear yet. Herein, we present a combined experimental and theoretical study of the amino-functionalized MIL-53(Al) to elucidate the mechanism behind its unusual high efficiency in CO(2) capture. Spectroscopic and DFT studies point out only an indirect role of amine moieties. In contrast to other amino-functionalized CO(2) sorbents, no chemical bond between CO(2) and the NH(2) groups of the structure is formed. We demonstrate that the functionalization modulates the "breathing" behavior of the material, that is, the flexibility of the framework and its capacity to alter the structure upon the introduction of specific adsorbates. The absence of strong chemical interactions with CO(2) is of high importance for the overall performance of the adsorbent, since full regeneration can be achieved within minutes under very mild conditions, demonstrating the high potential of this type of adsorbents for PSA like systems.     

Adjustable structure transition and improved gases (H2, CO2) adsorption property of metal-organic framework MIL-53 by encapsulation of BNHx

The structure transition of flexible MOF (MIL-53) can be adjusted by confinement of BNH(x) into MIL-53 channels. Hydrogen and carbon dioxide adsorption properties are also improved by incorporating BNH(x). At 77 K and 1 atm pressure hydrogen storage capacity can reach 2.0 wt% and CO(2) adsorption capacity is 4.5 mmol g(-1) at 273 K 1 atm.     

A rationale for the large breathing of the porous aluminum terephthalate (MIL-53) upon hydration

Aluminum 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate Al(OH)[O(2)C-C(6)H(4)-CO(2)]. [HO(2)C-C(6)H(4)-CO(2)H](0.70) or MIL-53 as (Al) has been hydrothermally synthesized by heating a mixture of aluminum nitrate, 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid, and water, for three days at 220 degrees C. Its 3 D framework is built up of infinite trans chains of corner-sharing AlO(4)(OH)(2) octahedra. The chains are interconnected by the 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate groups, creating 1 D rhombic-shaped tunnels. Disordered 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid molecules are trapped inside these tunnels. Their evacuation upon heating, between 275 and 420 degrees C, leads to a nanoporous open-framework (MIL-53 ht (Al) or Al(OH)[O(2)C-C(6)H(4)-CO(2)]) with empty pores of diameter 8.5 A. This solid exhibits a Langmuir surface area of 1590(1) m(2)g(-1) together with a remarkable thermal stability, since it starts to decompose only at 500 degrees C. At room temperature, the solid reversibly absorbs water in its tunnels, causing a very large breathing effect and shrinkage of the pores. Analysis of the hydration process by solid-state NMR ((1)H, (13)C, (27)Al) has clearly indicated that the trapped water molecules interact with the carboxylate groups through hydrogen bonds, but do not affect the hydroxyl species bridging the aluminum atoms. The hydrogen bonds between water and the oxygen atoms of the framework are responsible for the contraction of the rhombic channels. The structures of the three forms have been determined by means of powder X-ray diffraction analysis. Crystal data for MIL-53 as (Al) are as follows: orthorhombic system, Pnma (no. 62), a = 17.129(2), b = 6.628(1), c = 12.182(1) A; for MIL-53 ht (Al), orthorhombic system, Imma (no. 74), a = 6.608(1), b = 16.675(3), c = 12.813(2) A; for MIL-53 lt (Al), monoclinic system, Cc (no. 9), a = 19.513(2), b = 7.612(1), c = 6.576(1) A, beta = 104.24(1) degrees.     

Very large breathing effect in the first nanoporous chromium(III)-based solids: MIL-53 or Cr(III)(OH) x [O(2)C-C(6)H(4)-CO(2)] x [HO(2)C-C(6)H(4)-CO(2)H](x) x H(2)O(y)

The first three-dimensional chromium(III) dicarboxylate, MIL-53as or Cr(III)(OH) x [O(2)C-C(6)H(4)-CO(2)].[HO(2)C-C(6)H(4)-CO(2)H](0.75), has been obtained under hydrothermal conditions (as: as-synthesized). The free acid can be removed by calcination giving the resulting solid, MIL-53ht or Cr(III)(OH) x [O(2)C-C(6)H(4)-CO(2)]. At room temperature, MIL-53ht adsorbs atmospheric water immediately to give Cr(III)(OH) x [O(2)C-C(6)H(4)-CO(2)] x H(2)O or MIL-53lt (lt: low-temperature form, ht: high-temperature form). Both structures, which have been determined by using X-ray powder diffraction data, are built up from chains of chromium(III) octahedra linked through terephthalate dianions. This creates a three-dimensional structure with an array of one-dimensional large pore channels filled with free disordered terephthalic molecules (MIL-53as) or water molecules (MIL-53lt); when the free molecules are removed, this leads to a nanoporous solid (MIL-53ht) with a Langmuir surface area over 1500 m(2)/g. The transition between the hydrated form (MIL-53lt) and the anhydrous solid (MIL-53ht) is fully reversible and followed by a very high breathing effect (more than 5 A), the pores being clipped in the presence of water molecules (MIL-53lt) and reopened when the channels are empty (MIL-53ht). The thermal behavior of the two solids has been investigated using TGA and X-ray thermodiffractometry. The sorption properties of MIL-53lt have also been studied using several organic solvents. Finally, magnetism measurements performed on MIL-53as and MIL-53lt revealed that these two phases are antiferromagnetic with Néel temperatures T(N) of 65 and 55 K, respectively. Crystal data for MIL-53as is as follows: orthorhombic space group Pnam with a = 17.340(1) A, b = 12.178(1) A, c = 6.822(1) A, and Z = 4. Crystal data for MIL-53ht is as follows: orthorhombic space group Imcm with a = 16.733(1) A, b = 13.038(1) A, c = 6.812(1) A, and Z = 4. Crystal data for MIL-53lt is as follows: monoclinic space group C2/c with a = 19.685(4) A, b = 7.849(1) A, c = 6.782(1) A, beta = 104.90(1) degrees, and Z = 4.     

Estimation of the desorption energy of dichloromethane and water in MIL-53 by DSC and ab-initio calculations

Desorption energies of dichloromethane(CH_2Cl_2) and water(H_2O) in a metal-organic framework, MIL-53(Al), were investigated by the combination of experimental(differential scanning calorimeter, DSC) and computational(ab-initio calculations) methods. The differences of desorption energy and natural log of the frequency factor of CH_2Cl_2 and H_2O in MIL-53(Al) were analyzed by a thermo active process using DSC measurements. The interaction energy of guest molecules with MIL-53(Al), which corresponds to the desorption in the thermal active process, was explored using ab-initio calculation. As a result of the difference in the interaction energies of H_2O and CH_2Cl_2 in MIL-53(Al), the site near the μ_2-OH groups has two potential wells. Both experimentally and computationally, MIL-53 presents the preferential adsorption of CH_2Cl_2 than H_2O.     

A novel structural form of MIL-53 observed for the scandium analogue and its response to temperature variation and CO2 adsorption

The scandium analogue of the flexible terephthalate MIL-53 yields a novel closed pore structure upon removal of guest molecules which has unusual thermal behaviour and stepwise opening during CO(2) adsorption. By contrast, the nitro-functionalised MIL-53(Sc) cannot fully close and the structure possesses permanent porosity for CO(2).