金属有机骨架及其复合材料基于筛分复合效应的C2分离的研究进展

精细化分离是石油化工生产的关键技术及研究热点之一,其中C2 (C2H2/C2H4和C2H4/C2H6)的高效精细分离更是现代化工过程中高质量生产的难点和新挑战.传统的热驱动分离过程(如精馏分离和选择性催化加氢分离)存在能耗高、经济效益低的缺陷,而采用非热驱动分离过程(如吸附分离和膜分离)可大幅度节能降耗.在众多吸附分离...     

UTSA-280的氨改性以及C2H4/C2H6分离性能研究

炼厂干气中回收乙烯是扩宽C₂H₄来源的有效途径,但C₂H₄和C₂H₆物理性质和分子尺寸非常接近,分离困难.金属有机骨架材料(MOFs)近年来在低碳烃分离领域展现出广阔的前景.本工作采用氨吸附改性调节UTSA-280的结构,通过一维直孔道大小的调节实现C₂H₄/C₂H₆的高效分离.改性后的UTSA-280具有独特的超微孔结构能提升C₂H₄的吸附,而完全不吸附稍大的C₂H₆,实现理想的C₂H₄/C₂H₆吸附选择性(>1000).结果表明,改性后的UTSA-280的C₂H₄吸附量可提高至2.83 mmol/g,与未改性的材料相比增加29%,并且能阻挡C<...     

Ultramicroporous Covalent Organic Framework Nanosheets with Functionality Pair for Membrane C2H2/C2H4 Separation

Gas separation efficiency of covalent organic framework (COF) membrane can be greatly elevated through precise functionalization. A pair-functionalized COF membrane of 1,3,5-triformylphloroglucinol (TP) and isoquinoline-5,8-diamine (IQD) monomers in two and three nodes is designed and synthesized. TP-IQD is crystallized in a two-dimensional structure with a pore size of 6.5 Å and a surface area of 289 m² g⁻¹. This COF possesses N−O paired groups which cooperatively interact with C₂H₂ instead of C₂H₄. TP-IQD nanosheets of ≈10 μm in width and ≈4 nm in thickness are prepared by mechanical exfoliation; they are further processed with 6FDA-ODA polymer into a hybrid membrane. High porosity and functionality pair of TP-IQD offer the membrane with significantly increased C₂H₂ permeability and C₂H₂/C₂H₄ selectivity which are 160 % and 430 % higher of pure 6FDA-ODA. The boosted performance demonstrates high efficiency of the pair-functionality strategy for the synthesis of separation-led COFs.     

Gram-Scale Synthesis of an Ultrastable Microporous Metal-Organic Framework for Efficient Adsorptive Separation of C2H2/CO2 and C2H2/CH4

A highly water and thermally stable metal-organic framework (MOF) Zn₂(Pydc)(Ata)₂ (1, H₂Pydc = 3,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid; HAta = 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole) was synthesized on a large scale using inexpensive commercially available ligands for efficient separation of C₂H₂ from CH₄ and CO₂. Compound 1 could take up 47.2 mL/g of C₂H₂ under ambient conditions but only 33.0 mL/g of CO₂ and 19.1 mL/g of CH₄. The calculated ideal absorbed solution theory (IAST) selectivities for equimolar C₂H₂/CO₂ and C₂H₂/CH₄ were 5.1 and 21.5, respectively, comparable to those many popular MOFs. The Q_st values for C₂H₂, CO₂, and CH₄ at a near-zero loading in 1 were 43.1, 32.1, and 22.5 kJ mol⁻¹, respectively. The practical separation performance for C₂H₂/CO₂ mixtures was further confirmed by column breakthrough experiments.     

A Microporous Metal-Organic Framework with Unique Aromatic Pore Surfaces for High Performance C2H6/C2H4 Separation

Developing adsorptive separation processes based on C₂H₆-selective sorbents to replace energy-intensive cryogenic distillation is a promising alternative for C₂H₄ purification from C₂H₄/C₂H₆ mixtures, which however remains challenging. During our studies on two isostructural metal–organic frameworks ( Ni-MOF 1 and Ni-MOF 2 ), we found that Ni-MOF 2 exhibited significantly higher performance for C₂H₆/C₂H₄ separation than Ni-MOF-1 , as clearly established by gas sorption isotherms and breakthrough experiments. Density-Functional Theory (DFT) studies showed that the unblocked unique aromatic pore surfaces within Ni-MOF 2 induce more and stronger C−H⋅⋅⋅π with C₂H₆ over C₂H₄ while the suitable pore spaces enforce its high C₂H₆ uptake capacity, featuring Ni-MOF 2 as one of the best porous materials for this very important gas separation. It generates 12 L kg⁻¹ of polymer-grade C₂H₄ product from equimolar C₂H₆/C₂H₄ mixtures at ambient conditions.     

Crossover Sorption of C2H2/CO2 and C2H6/C2H4 in Soft Porous Coordination Networks

Porous sorbents are materials that are used for various applications, including storage and separation. Typically, the uptake of a single gas by a sorbent decreases with temperature, but the relative affinity for two similar gases does not change. However, in this study, we report a rare example of “crossover sorption,” in which the uptake capacity and apparent affinity for two similar gases reverse at different temperatures. We synthesized two soft porous coordination polymers (PCPs), [Zn₂(L1)(L2)₂]_n (PCP-1) and [Zn₂(L1)(L3)₂]_n (PCP-2) (L1= 1,4-bis(4-pyridyl)benzene, L2=5-methyl-1,3-di(4-carboxyphenyl)benzene, and L3=5-methoxy-1,3-di(4-carboxyphenyl)benzene). These PCPs exhibits structural changes upon gas sorption and show the crossover sorption for both C₂H₂/CO₂ and C₂H₆/C₂H₄, in which the apparent affinity reverse with temperature. We used in situ gas-loading single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD) analysis to reveal the guest inclusion structures of PCP-1 for C₂H₂, CO₂, C₂H₆, and C₂H₄ gases at various temperatures. Interestingly, we observed three-step single-crystal to single-crystal (sc-sc) transformations with the different loading phases under these gases, providing insight into guest binding positions, nature of host–guest or guest-guest interactions, and their phase transformations upon exposure to these gases. Combining with theoretical investigation, we have fully elucidated the crossover sorption in the flexible coordination networks, which involves a reversal of apparent affinity and uptake of similar gases at different temperatures. We discovered that this behaviour can be explained by the delicate balance between guest binding and host–guest and guest-guest interactions.     

机器学习与分子模拟协同的CH4/H2分离金属有机框架高通量计算筛选

在减少CO₂排放、实现碳中和的背景下, 金属有机框架(MOFs)在清洁能源领域展现出广阔应用前景. 提出一种机器学习和分子模拟协同的分层筛选策略, 快速、准确地从134185个假设MOFs中识别出具有最佳CH₄/H₂分离性能的吸附剂. 首先, 根据MOFs的结构性质, 筛掉孔径或体积比表面积不恰当的吸附剂, 初筛后MOFs的数量减至62278个. 接下来, 抽取10% MOFs将结构和化学混合描述符作为特征, 利用随机森林分别构建变压吸附和真空变压吸附过程中其对CH₄的吸附剂性能得分(APS)预测模型. 相比于其他模型构建策略, 基于本策略构建的模型具有最优预测准确性, 可用于余下MOFs的性能预测. 随后根据APS预测值排序, 筛选出Top 1000的MOFs并利用分子模拟修正预测结果, 进一步确定了10个最佳MOFs. 最后, 对描述符的重要性进行解释, 揭示了实现模型在不同操作场景下的迁移具有潜力, 为未来开发适用于多操作场景下的高性能MOFs筛选方法提供了一条高效的研究路径和方法.     

Enhanced Sieving of C2-Hydrocarbon from Methane by Fluoro-Functionalization of In-MOF with Robust Stability

Developing efficient adsorbent materials is crucial for adsorption and separation to realize the purification of energy source and raw chemicals. Here, we report a novel and robust 3D In-based MOF built up with fluorine-functionalized ligands, QMOF-2F , with improved separation properties of C2-light hydrocarbons over methane at room temperature respect isoreticular non-fluorinated MOF. QMOF-2F shows a remarkable chemical stability in different solvents, including water, and pH (2–12). DFT calculations support the key role of fluorine-functionalization on the improved performance of QMOF-2F .     

CeO2对CuCl/活性炭吸附剂C2H4/C2H6吸附分离性能促进作用

通过等体积浸渍方法制备了添加CeO₂助剂的用于C₂H₄/C₂H₆吸附分离的CuCl/活性炭(AC)吸附剂,使用氮气吸附-脱附曲线、X射线衍射(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、能量分散X射线光谱(EDX)等分析方法对吸附剂进行了表征.结果表明,吸附剂表面Cu(II)在氮气气氛焙烧过程中被部分还原成Cu(I).重点研究了Ce元素的添加对于吸附剂的C₂H₄/C₂H₆吸附分离性能的影响,等温吸附曲线结果表明添加了CeO₂的吸附剂通过降低乙烷的吸附容量从而显著提高了吸附分离性能. XRD及XPS结果表明,和未添加助剂样品相比,其表面晶体团簇较小,分散性更好, Cu(II)还原程度更高.添加CeO₂的吸附剂样品5Ce50Cu(CeO₂和CuCl2的质量分数(w)分别为5%和50%)获得了最好的吸附分离效果,相对于未添加CeO₂的样品50Cu,其在660 kPa下的吸附选择性由4.2提升到8.7.     

面向乙烷/乙烯分离的金属有机框架膜的大规模计算筛选

相比于传统热驱动的低温蒸馏工艺, 基于金属有机框架(Metal-organic frameworks, MOFs)的膜分离是一种在技术和成本上可行的乙烷/乙烯分离替代方案. 为了加速MOF膜在这一气体分离领域中的应用, 本工作提出了两步筛选策略对12,020个真实MOF膜材料进行了大规模计算筛选, 其中MISQIQ04表现出最高的乙烷/乙烯膜选择系数(4.16)和较高的乙烷渗透率(4.35×10⁵ Barrer). 通过结构-性能关系分析, 可以发现窄孔径和低孔隙率的MOFs是选择性分离乙烷的最佳膜材料, 并且乙烷的选择性吸附对乙烷/乙烯膜分离过程起着主导作用. 与传统计算筛选方法相比, 本工作所提出的筛选策略降低了约87.1%的计算时间成本. 为了进一步缩短模拟时间, 本工作还开发了机器学习分类模型以实现对高性能MOF膜的快速预筛选并探讨了该模型的可移植性. 结果表明, 增加数据集的多样性有助于提高所开发模型的可移植性和泛化能力.     

基于机器学习和高通量计算筛选金属有机框架的甲烷/乙烷/丙烷分离性能

针对天然气中的甲烷、乙烷、丙烷(C₁、C₂、C₃)气体分离困难的问题,本工作采用高通量计算了137953种假设的金属有机框架(Metal-organicframework,MOF)对这三种混合气体的吸附分离吸能.为了避免水蒸气的竞争吸附,首先,筛选出31399种疏水性MOF.然后,单变量分析了这些MOF的最大孔径(LCD)、孔隙率(Φ)、体积比表面积(VSA)、亨利系数(K)、吸附热(Q_st)、密度(ρ)共六种MOF结构/能量描述符与MOF对C₁、C₂、C₃的选择性、吸附量及两者权衡值(Trade-off between S_i/j and N_i, TSN)的关系,发现了吸附量和选择性"第二峰值"的存在;尤其对于C₁、C₂的分离,所有最优MOF都分布在第二峰值区间.随后采用决策树、随机森林(Random forest, RF)、支持向量机和反向传播神...     

A Cage-based Porous Metal-Organic Framework for Efficient C2H2 Storage and Separation

Exploring the application potentials of metal-organic frameworks(MOFs) in the field of light hydrocarbons storage and separation is of great significance for solving the critical energy problem. However, designing porous materials with efficient separation capacity is still a challenging task. In this work, we synthesized a cage-based porous materiel(FJI-H32) with a large surface area. After activation, FJI-H32 exhibits the feature of high C₂H₂ storage capacity(113 cm³/g) and promising C₂H₂/CO₂ separation ability at 298 K and under 100 kPa. More importantly, the C₂H₂/CO₂ separation was verified by actual breakthrough experiments.     

Novel Porous Aromatic Framework with Excellent Separation Capability of CO2 in N2 or CH4

A novel porous aromatic framework, PAF-52, was obtained via the polymerization of tetrahedral mono- mer tetrakis（4-cyanodiphenyl） methane（TCDPM） with the aid of a facile ionothermal method. PAF-52 has a surface area of 1159 m2/g（BET）, and shows a considerable high separation ability of CO2 in N2 or CH4 respectively at room temperature, using gas-chromatography experiments as evidence,     

金属有机框架分离纯化C4～C6碳氢化合物的研究

C₄～C₆碳氢化合物作为重要的化工原料和能源,在传统的石化工业生产中,主要通过精馏进行分离提纯,此过程能耗高、设备费用昂贵、经济效益低.利用固体吸附剂进行吸附式分离,不仅可以降低能源成本,而且可以提高效率.金属有机框架（metal-organic frameworks,MOFs）作为一类由金属离子或团簇和有机单体组装而成的晶态多孔材料,具有高孔隙率、规整开放的孔道、丰富的官能团和多样的结构,在气体储存与分离中有着良好的应用前景.介绍了C₄～C₆碳氢化合物分离的重要性,并从MOFs分离机制出发,概述了目前MOF材料用于分离纯化C₄～C₆碳氢化合物的分离机理和研究进展,为开发新型具有良好分离性能的MOF材料提供研究思路.     

MIL-101(Cr)/GO复合吸附剂的O2/N2分离性能研究

变压吸附（PSA）制取O₂的核心是吸附剂.近年来,金属有机骨架（MOFs）被认为是一种具有广阔应用前景的新型吸附剂.通过水热法制备了MIL-101（Cr）/氧化石墨烯（GO）.结果表明,MIL-101（Cr）/GO-15具有更高的比表面积（3486 m²·g^-1）和更大的孔体积（2.39 cm³·g^-1）,因此也表现出更高的O₂吸附量（0.54 mmol·g^-1）.进一步根据理想吸附溶液理论（IAST）预测了其在O₂/N₂体积比为1：4混合气体中的O₂/N₂选择性为1.2,相比MIL-101（Cr）提高了17.65%.同时,MIL-101（Cr）/GO-15的循环利用性能更佳,经过三次O₂吸脱附循环后,依然拥有高达80%的O₂吸附量,具有较好的循环再生性能.     

Construction of a Stable Crystalline Polyimide Porous Organic Framework for C2H2/C2H4 and CO2/N2 Separation

Utilization of porous materials for gas capture and separation is a hot research topic. Removal of acetylene (C₂H₂) from ethylene (C₂H₄) is important in the oil refining and petrochemical industries, since C₂H₂ impurities deactivate the catalysts and terminate the polymerization of C₂H₄. Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emission from power plants contributes to global climate change and threatens the survival of life on this planet. Herein, 2D crystalline polyimide porous organic framework PAF-120, which was constructed by imidization of linear naphthalene-1,4,5,8-tetracarboxylic dianhydride and triangular 1,3,5-tris(4-aminophenyl)benzene, showed significant thermal and chemical stability. Low-pressure gas adsorption isotherms revealed that PAF-120 exhibits good selective adsorption of C₂H₂ over C₂H₄ and CO₂ over N₂. At 298 K and 1 bar, its C₂H₂ and CO₂ selectivities were predicted to be 4.1 and 68.7, respectively. More importantly, PAF-120 exhibits the highest selectivity for C₂H₂/C₂H₄ separation among porous organic frameworks. Thus PAF-120 could be a suitable candidate for selective separation of C₂H₂ over C₂H₄ and CO₂ over N₂.     

Rigid Nanoporous Urea-Based Covalent Triazine Frameworks for C2/C1 and CO2/CH4 Gas Separation

C2/C1 hydrocarbon separation is an important industrial process that relies on energy-intensive cryogenic distillation methods. The use of porous adsorbents to selectively separate these gases is a viable alternative. Highly stable covalent triazine frameworks (urea-CTFs) have been synthesized using 1,3-bis(4-cyanophenyl)urea. Urea-CTFs exhibited gas uptakes of C₂H₂ (3.86 mmol/g) and C₂H₄ (2.92 mmol/g) at 273 K and 1 bar and is selective over CH₄. Breakthrough simulations show the potential of urea-CTFs for C2/C1 separation.     

Control of pore environment in highly porous carbon materials for C2H6/C2H4 separation with exceptional ethane uptake

Adsorptive separation of C₂H₆ from C₂H₄ by adsorbents is an energy-efficient and promising method to boost the polymer grades C₂H₄ production. However, that C₂H₆ and C₂H₄ display very similar physical properties, making their separation extremely challenging. In this work, by regulating the pore environment in a family of chitosan-based carbon materials (C-CTS-1, C-CTS-2, C-CTS-4, and C-CTS-6)- we target ultrahigh C₂H₆ uptake and C₂H₆/C₂H₄ separation, which exceeds most benchmark carbon materials. Explicitly, the C₂H₆ uptake of C-CTS-2 (166 cm³/g at 100 kPa and 298 K) has the second-highest adsorption capacity among all the porous materials. In addition, C-CTS-2 gives C₂H₆/C₂H₄ selectivity of 1.75 toward a 1:15 mixture of C₂H₆/C₂H₄. Notably, the adsorption enthalpies for C₂H₆ in C-CTS-2 are low (21.3 kJ/mol), which will facilitate regeneration in mild conditions. Furthermore, C₂H₆/C₂H₄ separation performance was confirmed by binary breakthrough experiments. Under different ethane/ethylene ratios, C-CTS-X extracts a low ethane concentration from an ethane/ethylene mixture and produces high-purity C₂H₄ in one step. Spectroscopic measurement and diffraction analysis provide critical insight into the adsorption/separation mechanism. The nitrogen functional groups on the surface play a vital role in improving C₂H₆/C₂H₄ selectivity, and the adsorption capacities depend on the pore size and micropore volume. Moreover, these robust porous materials exhibit outstanding stability (up to 800 °C) and can be easily prepared on a large scale (kg) at a low cost (～$26 per kg), which is very significant for potential industrial applications.     

CO2 和C2 H4 光催化合成丙烯酸的Cu/ZnO-TiO2 催化剂

The metallic Cu modified n-p coupled semiconductor Cu/ZnO-TiO2 was prepared by the sol gel method, and its surface structure, absorptivity of ultraviolet light, chemisorption properties and photocatalytic behaviors were investigated by techniques of X-ray diffraction (XRD), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), BET surface area (BET), Infrared absorption spectra (IR), UV-visible diffused reflectance spectra (UV-vis) and photo stimulated surface catalytic reaction. The results show that the main crystal structure of the catalyst is anatase TiO2 with the particle size about 10 nm. The Zn-O-Ti bond is formed and the absorption intensity in the wavelength region of 250～400 nm is enhanced through the coupling of ZnO and TiO2, while the absorption region is expanded to visible light with the UV absorbance limit shifting to the shorter wavelength region after Cu supported on the coupled semiconductor ZnO-TiO2. The adsorption states of reactants are important factors influencing the results of photocatalytic reaction, while the bridge adsorption state of CO2 formed on Cu and Lewis acid sites Ti4+ and undissociated of C2H4 formed on Cu and Lewis base sites bridge-O are the effective intermediates to synthesize the crylic acid with the selectivity over 87% under the temperature of 100℃.     

Tuning Pore Size in Square‐Lattice Coordination Networks for Size‐Selective Sieving of CO2

Porous materials capable of selectively capturing CO₂ from flue‐gases or natural gas are of interest in terms of rising atmospheric CO₂ levels and methane purification. Size‐exclusive sieving of CO₂ over CH₄ and N₂ has rarely been achieved. Herein we show that a crystal engineering approach to tuning of pore‐size in a coordination network, [Cu(quinoline‐5‐carboxyate)₂]_n ( Qc‐5‐Cu ) ena+bles ultra‐high selectivity for CO₂ over N₂ (S_CN≈40 000) and CH₄ (S_CM≈3300). Qc‐5‐Cu‐sql‐β , a narrow pore polymorph of the square lattice ( sql ) coordination network Qc‐5‐Cu‐sql‐α, adsorbs CO₂ while excluding both CH₄ and N₂. Experimental measurements and molecular modeling validate and explain the performance. Qc‐5‐Cu‐sql‐β is stable to moisture and its separation performance is unaffected by humidity.