碳化多孔有机骨架制备氮掺杂多孔碳及其气体吸附研究

通过简单的一步碳化方法, 以含氮的多孔有机骨架JUC-Z2为碳前驱物制备出氮掺杂多孔碳材料. 与原始JUC-Z2材料相比, 制备的多孔碳材料显示出明显提高的气体吸附量和增强的吸附焓. 其中JUC-Z2-900的CO₂吸附量高达113 cm³·g^-1, H₂吸附量也达到246 cm³·g^-1, 超过了大部分报道的多孔材料. 尤其是JUC-Z2-900的CH₄吸附量在273 K, 1 bar下高达60 cm³·g^-1, 据我们所知, 这一值为目前报道材料的最高值. 除此之外, 样品还显示出选择性吸附CO₂的能力, 273 K下, JUC-Z2-900的CO₂/N₂的选择性高达10, CO₂/H₂的选择性也高达66. 另外, 样品具有很高的热稳定性, 有望应用在碳捕获和清洁能源储存等领域.     

Synthesis of Porous Carbon Nitride Nanobelts for Efficient Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2

Sustainable conversion of CO₂ to fuels using solar energy is highly attractive for fuel production. This work focuses on the synthesis of porous graphitic carbon nitride nanobelt catalyst (PN-g-C₃N₄) and its capability of photocatalytic CO₂ reduction. The surface area increased from 6.5 m²·g⁻¹ (graphitic carbon nitride, g-C₃N₄) to 32.94 m²·g⁻¹ (PN-g-C₃N₄). C≡N groups and vacant N_2C were introduced on the surface. PN-g-C₃N₄ possessed higher absorbability of visible light and excellent photocatalytic activity, which was 5.7 and 6.3 times of g-C₃N₄ under visible light and simulated sunlight illumination, respectively. The enhanced photocatalytic activity may be owing to the porous nanobelt structure, enhanced absorbability of visible light, and surface vacant N-sites. It is expected that PN-g-C₃N₄ would be a promising candidate for CO₂ photocatalytic conversion.     

One-Pot Synthesis of N-Rich Porous Carbon for Efficient CO2 Adsorption Performance

N-enriched porous carbons have played an important part in CO₂ adsorption application thanks to their abundant porosity, high stability and tailorable surface properties while still suffering from a non-efficient and high-cost synthesis method. Herein, a series of N-doped porous carbons were prepared by a facile one-pot KOH activating strategy from commercial urea formaldehyde resin (UF). The textural properties and nitrogen content of the N-doped carbons were carefully controlled by the activating temperature and KOH/UF mass ratios. As-prepared N-doped carbons show 3D block-shaped morphology, the BET surface area of up to 980 m²/g together with a pore volume of 0.52 cm³/g and N content of 23.51 wt%. The optimal adsorbent (UFK-600-0.2) presents a high CO₂ uptake capacity of 4.03 mmol/g at 0 °C and 1 bar. Moreover, as-prepared N-doped carbon adsorbents show moderate isosteric heat of adsorption (43–53 kJ/mol), acceptable ideal adsorption solution theory (IAST) selectivity of 35 and outstanding recycling performance. It has been pointed out that while the CO₂ uptake was mostly dependent on the textural feature, the N content of carbon also plays a critical role to define the CO₂ adsorption performance. The present study delivers favorable N-doped carbon for CO₂ uptake and provides a promising strategy for the design and synthesis of the carbon adsorbents.     

常温合成硫掺杂微孔碳及其二氧化碳的吸附性能

常温下以间苯三酚和3-甲醛苯并噻吩作为原料,一步法合成了含硫酚醛树脂。在氩气保护下碳化,成功制备出了硫掺杂多孔碳(S-PC)。并利用扫描电镜(SEM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、X射线衍射(XRD)和氮气吸附-脱附仪对材料进行了形貌、结构和性能的表征。实验结果表明,所得样品具有较高比表面积和大量的微孔,经过调控,可以使制备的硫掺杂多孔碳的BET比表面积达到997 m2·g~(-1),并使其微孔孔体积达到0.44 cm3·g~(-1)。得益于较高的比表面积以及其富含微孔的特性,当材料应用于二氧化碳吸附时,具有较高的CO2吸附量,在273和298 K时分别高达5.13,3.22 mmol·g~(-1),并具有良好的选择性。     

常温合成硫掺杂微孔碳及其二氧化碳的吸附性能

常温下以间苯三酚和3-甲醛苯并噻吩作为原料,一步法合成了含硫酚醛树脂。在氩气保护下碳化,成功制备出了硫掺杂多孔碳（S-PC）。并利用扫描电镜（SEM）、X射线光电子能谱（XPS）、X射线衍射（XRD）和氮气吸附-脱附仪对材料进行了形貌、结构和性能的表征。实验结果表明,所得样品具有较高比表面积和大量的微孔,经过调控,可以使制备的硫掺杂多孔碳的BET比表面积达到997 m²·g^-1,并使其微孔孔体积达到0.44 cm³·g^-1。得益于较高的比表面积以及其富含微孔的特性,当材料应用于二氧化碳吸附时,具有较高的CO₂吸附量,在273和298 K时分别高达5.13,3.22 mmol·g^-1,并具有良好的选择性。     

定向合成高效捕获CO2的新型多孔芳香材料

通过简单的离子热法,以四（4-氰基联苯基）硅烷作为四面体基块,将其与无水氯化锌在充满氩气气氛的手套箱中充分研磨后密封,分别以400和550 ℃的反应温度合成了新型多孔芳香骨架材料（PAF-51）,得到PAF-51-1（400 ℃条件下）与PAF-51-2（550 ℃条件下）的比表面积分别为720和557 m²·g^-1 （BET）.与CH₄和N₂对比,该材料对CO₂具有极好的选择性吸附能力. 273 K条件下,CO₂/N₂分离指数最高可达52.2,CO₂/CH₄分离指数也达到10.3,这一性质极有可能使得PAF-51成为捕获CO₂理想材料,并对再生能源具有潜在的应用.     

Customizing Pore System in a Microporous Metal–Organic Framework for Efficient C2H2 Separation from CO2 and C2H4

Selective-adsorption separation is an energy-efficient technology for the capture of acetylene (C₂H₂) from carbon dioxide (CO₂) and ethylene (C₂H₄). However, it remains a critical challenge to effectively recognize C₂H₂ among CO₂ and C₂H₄, owing to their analogous molecule sizes and physical properties. Herein, we report a new microporous metal–organic framework (NUM-14) possessing a carefully tailored pore system containing moderate pore size and nitro-functionalized channel surface for efficient separation of C₂H₂ from CO₂ and C₂H₄. The activated NUM-14 (namely NUM-14a) exhibits sufficient pore space to acquire excellent C₂H₂ loading capacity (4.44 mmol g⁻¹) under ambient conditions. In addition, it possesses dense nitro groups, acting as hydrogen bond acceptors, to selectively identify C₂H₂ molecules rather than CO₂ and C₂H₄. The breakthrough experiments demonstrate the good actual separation ability of NUM-14a for C₂H₂/CO₂ and C₂H₂/C₂H₄ mixtures. Furthermore, Grand Canonical Monte Carlo simulations indicate that the pore surface of the NUM-14a has a stronger affinity to preferentially bind C₂H₂ over CO₂ and C₂H₄ via stronger C-H···O hydrogen bond interactions. This article provides some insights into customizing pore systems with desirable pore sizes and modifying groups in terms of MOF materials toward the capture of C₂H₂ from CO₂ and C₂H₄ to promote the development of more MOF materials with excellent properties for gas adsorption and separation.     

CO2 Capture from High-Humidity Flue Gas Using a Stable Metal–Organic Framework

The flue gas from fossil fuel power plants is a long-term stable and concentrated emission source of CO₂, and it is imperative to reduce its emission. Adsorbents have played a pivotal role in reducing CO₂ emissions in recent years, but the presence of water vapor in flue gas poses a challenge to the stability of adsorbents. In this study, ZIF-94, one of the ZIF adsorbents, showed good CO₂ uptake (53.30 cm³/g), and the calculated CO₂/N₂ (15:85, v/v) selectivity was 54.12 at 298 K. Because of its excellent structural and performance stability under humid conditions, the CO₂/N₂ mixture was still well-separated on ZIF-94 with a separation time of 30.4 min when the relative humidity was as high as 99.2%, which was similar to the separation time of the dry gas experiments (33.2 min). These results pointed to the enormous potential applications of ZIF-94 for CO₂/N₂ separation under high humidity conditions in industrial settings.     

MWCNT Decorated Rich N-Doped Porous Carbon with Tunable Porosity for CO2 Capture

Designing of porous carbon system for CO₂ uptake has attracted a plenty of interest due to the ever-increasing concerns about climate change and global warming. Herein, a novel N rich porous carbon is prepared by in-situ chemical oxidation polyaniline (PANI) on a surface of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), and then activated with KOH. The porosity of such carbon materials can be tuned by rational introduction of MWCNTs, adjusting the amount of KOH, and controlling the pyrolysis temperature. The obtained M/P-0.1-600-2 adsorbent possesses a high surface area of 1017 m² g⁻¹ and a high N content of 3.11 at%. Such M/P-0.1-600-2 adsorbent delivers an enhanced CO₂ capture capability of 2.63 mmol g⁻¹ at 298.15 K and five bars, which is 14 times higher than that of pristine MWCNTs (0.18 mmol g⁻¹). In addition, such M/P-0.1-600-2 adsorbent performs with a good stability, with almost no decay in a successive five adsorption-desorption cycles.     

2D Covalent Organic Framework for Water Harvesting with Fast Kinetics and Low Regeneration Temperature

Atmospheric water harvesting represents a promising technique to address water stress. Advanced adsorbents have been rationally designed to achieve high water uptake, yet their water sorption kinetics and regeneration temperature greatly limit water production efficiency. Herein, we demonstrated that 2D covalent organic frameworks (COFs), featuring hydrophobic skeleton, proper hydrophilic site density, and 1D open channels significantly lowered the water diffusion and desorption energy barrier. DHTA-Pa COF showed a high water uptake of 0.48 g/g at 30 % R.H. with a remarkable adsorption rate of 0.72 L/Kg/h (298 K) and a desorption rate of 2.58 L/Kg/h (333 K). Moreover, more than 90 % adsorbed water could be released within 20 min at 313 K. This kinetic performance surpassed the reported porous materials and boosted the efficiency for multiple water extraction cycles. It may shed light on the material design strategy to achieve high daily water production with low-energy input.     

Nitrogen-Doped Porous Carbon Materials Derived from Graphene Oxide/Melamine Resin Composites for CO2 Adsorption

CO₂ adsorption in porous carbon materials has attracted great interests for alleviating emission of post-combustion CO₂. In this work, a novel nitrogen-doped porous carbon material was fabricated by carbonizing the precursor of melamine-resorcinol-formaldehyde resin/graphene oxide (MR/GO) composites with KOH as the activation agent. Detailed characterization results revealed that the fabricated MR(0.25)/GO-500 porous carbon (0.25 represented the amount of GO added in wt.% and 500 denoted activation temperature in °C) had well-defined pore size distribution, high specific surface area (1264 m²·g⁻¹) and high nitrogen content (6.92 wt.%), which was mainly composed of the pyridinic-N and pyrrolic-N species. Batch adsorption experiments demonstrated that the fabricated MR(0.25)/GO-500 porous carbon delivered excellent CO₂ adsorption ability of 5.21 mmol·g⁻¹ at 298.15 K and 500 kPa, and such porous carbon also exhibited fast adsorption kinetics, high selectivity of CO₂/N₂ and good recyclability. With the inherent microstructure features of high surface area and abundant N adsorption sites species, the MR/GO-derived porous carbon materials offer a potentially promising adsorbent for practical CO₂ capture.     

Selective CO2 Adsorption in a Supramolecular Organic Framework

Considering the rapidly rising CO₂ level, there is a constant need for versatile materials which can selectively adsorb CO₂ at low cost. The quest for efficient sorptive materials is still on since the practical applications of conventional porous materials possess certain limitations. In that context, we designed, synthesized, and characterized two novel supramolecular organic frameworks based on C‐pentylpyrogallol[4]arene (PgC₅) with spacer molecules, such as 4,4′‐bipyridine (bpy). Highly optimized and symmetric intermolecular hydrogen‐bonding interactions between the main building blocks and comparatively weak van der Waals interactions between solvent molecules and PgC₅ leads to the formation of robust extended frameworks, which withstand solvent evacuation from the crystal lattice. The evacuated framework shows excellent affinity for carbon dioxide over nitrogen and adsorbs ca. 3 wt % of CO₂ at ambient temperature and pressure.     

Encapsulation of a Porous Organic Cage into the Pores of a Metal–Organic Framework for Enhanced CO2 Separation

We present a facile approach to encapsulate functional porous organic cages (POCs) into a robust MOF by an incipient‐wetness impregnation method. Porous cucurbit[6]uril (CB6) cages with high CO₂ affinity were successfully encapsulated into the nanospace of Cr‐based MIL‐101 while retaining the crystal framework, morphology, and high stability of MIL‐101. The encapsulated CB6 amount is controllable. Importantly, as the CB6 molecule with intrinsic micropores is smaller than the inner mesopores of MIL‐101, more affinity sites for CO₂ are created in the resulting CB6@MIL‐101 composites, leading to enhanced CO₂ uptake capacity and CO₂/N₂, CO₂/CH₄ separation performance at low pressures. This POC@MOF encapsulation strategy provides a facile route to introduce functional POCs into stable MOFs for various potential applications.     

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.     

Controllable Construction of Amino-Functionalized Dynamic Covalent Porous Polymers for High-Efficiency CO2 Capture from Flue Gas

The design of high-efficiency CO₂ adsorbents with low cost, high capacity, and easy desorption is of high significance for reducing carbon emissions, which yet remains a great challenge. This work proposes a facile construction strategy of amino-functional dynamic covalent materials for effective CO₂ capture from flue gas. Upon the dynamic imine assembly of N-site rich motif and aldehyde-based spacers, nanospheres and hollow nanotubes with spongy pores were constructed spontaneously at room temperature. A commercial amino-functional molecule tetraethylenepentamine could be facilely introduced into the dynamic covalent materials by virtue of the dynamic nature of imine assembly, thus inducing a high CO₂ capacity (1.27 mmol·g⁻¹) from simulated flue gas at 75 °C. This dynamic imine assembly strategy endowed the dynamic covalent materials with facile preparation, low cost, excellent CO₂ capacity, and outstanding cyclic stability, providing a mild and controllable approach for the development of competitive CO₂ adsorbents.     

Rational Design and Application of Covalent Organic Frameworks for Solar Fuel Production

Harnessing solar energy and converting it into renewable fuels by chemical processes, such as water splitting and carbon dioxide (CO₂) reduction, is a highly promising yet challenging strategy to mitigate the effects arising from the global energy crisis and serious environmental concerns. In recent years, covalent organic framework (COF)-based materials have gained substantial research interest because of their diversified architecture, tunable composition, large surface area, and high thermal and chemical stability. Their tunable band structure and significant light absorption with higher charge separation efficiency of photoinduced carriers make them suitable candidates for photocatalytic applications in hydrogen (H₂) generation, CO₂ conversion, and various organic transformation reactions. In this article, we describe the recent progress in the topology design and synthesis method of COF-based nanomaterials by elucidating the structure-property correlations for photocatalytic hydrogen generation and CO₂ reduction applications. The effect of using various kinds of 2D and 3D COFs and strategies to control the morphology and enhance the photocatalytic activity is also summarized. Finally, the key challenges and perspectives in the field are highlighted for the future development of highly efficient COF-based photocatalysts.     

Dual-Stimuli Responsive 2D Supramolecular Organic Framework for the Detection of Azoreductase Activity

A 2D supramolecular organic framework (SOF) based on synthetic macrocycles has been constructed in water by a self-assembly strategy. Two new organic monomers of this SOF, possessing viologen and azobenzene functional groups, form a stimuli-responsive host–guest system upon cooperatively binding with cucurbit[8]uril rings. The reversible formation and dissociation of 2D SOF can be realized by the isomerization of azobenzene under ultraviolet and visible light. The light-responsive property of the SOF is highly reversible and stable for up to four cycles. Moreover, azoreductase produced by Escherichia coli can reduce the N=N double bond of azobenzene entities, resulting in fluorescence recovery of the system. As an excellent and effective fluorescent probe, the SOF can detect azoreductase activity for real-time monitoring of the growth process of Escherichia coli. The dual-stimuli responsive 2D SOF is envisioned to drive the development of responsive devices with complex functions.     

A Three-dimensional Covalent Organic Framework for CO2 Uptake and Dyes Adsorption

Environmental pollution is one of the most severe problems facing today, including water pollution and the greenhouse effect. Therefore, developing materials with high-efficiency dyes adsorption and CO₂ uptake is significant. Covalent organic frameworks(COFs), as a burgeoning class of crystalline porous polymers, present a promising application potential in areas related to pollution regulation due to their exciting surface properties. Herein, we report a 3D COF with a high specific surface area(BET about 2072 m²/g) by utilizing tetrahedral and rectangle building blocks connected through[4+4] imine condensation reactions to synthesize. The obtained COF not only can separate dyes from water effectively but also shows a remarkable CO₂ uptake capacity. This research thus provides a promising material to remove dyes and adsorb CO₂ in environmental remediation.     

CuO Catalysts Supported on Porous TiO2 Microspheres for Low-Temperature CO Oxidation

The porous TiO₂ microspheres were prepared by the reversed-phase suspension polymerization and sol-gel method using reversed-phase suspension droplets as the templates. The CO oxidation catalytic properties of the CuO/TiO₂ catalysts prepared by hydrothermal method and impregnation method were extensively investigated. The structure of CuO/TiO₂ catalysts was determined by TG-DTA, XRD, TEM, and XPS. The results indicated that the redox capacity of CuO/TiO₂ was greatly depended on the aqueous solution concentration of Cu(NO₃)₂ used in the preparation of CuO/TiO₂ and the calcination temperature of the CuO/TiO₂ catalysts.