Modeling the effect of structural changes during dynamic separation processes on MOFs

A model able to describe the effect of structural changes in the adsorbent or adsorbed phase during the dynamic (breakthrough) separation of mixtures on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is presented. The methodology is exemplified for a few pertinent case studies: the separation of xylene isomers and ethylbenzene on the flexible MOF MIL-53 and the rigid MOF MIL-47. At low pressures, no preferential adsorption of any component occurs on both MOFs. Contrarily, at higher pressures separation of ethylbenzene (EB) from o-xylene (oX) occurs on MIL-53 as a result of the breathing phenomenon within the MIL-53 structure. The increase in selectivity, starting from the gate-opening pressure, could be modeled by using a pressure-dependent saturation capacity for the most strongly adsorbed component oX. In the separation of m-xylene (mX) from p-xylene (pX) on the rigid MOF MIL-47, separation at higher pressures is a result of preferential stacking of pX. Here, the selectivity increases once the adsorption of pX switches from a single to a double file adsorption. By implementing a loading dependent adsorption constant for pX, the different unconventional breakthrough profiles and the observed selectivity profile on MIL-47 can be simulated. A similar methodology was used for the separation of EB from pX on MIL-47, where the separation is a result from steric constraints imposed onto the adsorption of EB.     

Selective adsorption and separation of ortho-substituted alkylaromatics with the microporous aluminum terephthalate MIL-53

The metal-organic framework MIL-53(Al) was tested for selective adsorption and separation of xylenes and ethylbenzene, ethyltoluenes, and cymenes using batch, pulse chromatographic, and breakthrough experiments. In all conditions tested, MIL-53 has the largest affinity for the ortho-isomer among each group of alkylaromatic compounds. Separations of the ortho-compounds from the other isomers can be realized using a column packed with MIL-53 crystallites. As evidenced by Rietveld refinements, specific interactions of the xylenes with the pore walls of MIL-53 determine selectivity. In comparison with the structurally similar metal-organic framework MIL-47, the selectivities among alkylaromatics found for MIL-53 are different. Separation of ethyltoluene and cymene isomers is more effective on MIL-53 than on MIL-47; the pores of MIL-53 seem to be a more suitable environment for hosting the larger ethyltoluene and cymene isomers than those of MIL-47.     

Activation of the metal-organic framework MIL-47 for selective adsorption of xylenes and other difunctionalized aromatics

The capacity and selectivity of the metal-organic framework MIL-47 for liquid phase adsorption are shown to heavily depend on the pretreatment of the material, as illustrated in detail by the particular case of selective xylene adsorption. By totally removing the uncoordinated terephthalic acid from the pores and simultaneously avoiding oxidation to nonporous V(2)O(5), pore volume and uptake of xylenes can be maximized. The presence of uncoordinated terephthalic acid in the pores improves the selectivity between p- and m-xylene. Calcination bed thickness and oven geometry influence the optimal calcination procedure. The physicochemical modifications of MIL-47 during its activation are investigated in detail with XRD, SEM, nitrogen physisorption, TGA and diffuse reflectance UV-Vis spectroscopy. Using optimally pretreated MIL-47 as adsorbent for xylene, ethyltoluene, dichlorobenzene, toluidine or cresol isomers, the para-isomer is in each case preferred over the meta-isomer in pulse chromatographic and batch experiments. The role of stacking in the selective adsorption of these isomers is discussed. In the case of the dichlorobenzenes, the meta- and para-isomers can be separated in a breakthrough experiment with a selectivity of 5.0.     

Toward understanding the influence of ethylbenzene in p-xylene selectivity of the porous titanium amino terephthalate MIL-125(Ti): adsorption equilibrium and separation of xylene isomers

The potential of the porous crystalline titanium dicarboxylate MIL-125(Ti) in powder form was studied for the separation in liquid phase of xylene isomers and ethylbenzene (MIL stands for Materials from Institut Lavoisier). We report here a detailed experimental study consisting of binary and multi-component adsorption equilibrium of xylene isomers in MIL-125(Ti) powder at low (≤0.8 M) and bulk (≥0.8 M) concentrations. A series of multi-component breakthrough experiments was first performed using n-heptane as the eluent at 313 K, and the obtained selectivities were compared, followed by binary breakthrough experiments to determine the adsorption isotherms at 313 K, using n-heptane as the eluent. MIL-125(Ti) is a para-selective material suitable at low concentrations to separate p-xylene from the other xylene isomers. Pulse experiments indicate a separation factor of 1.3 for p-xylene over o-xylene and m-xylene, while breakthrough experiments using a diluted ternary mixture lead to selectivity values of 1.5 and 1.6 for p-xylene over m-xylene and o-xylene, respectively. Introduction of ethylbenzene in the mixture results however in a decrease of the selectivity.     

含钛低聚物合成高结晶度的MIL-125显著提高二甲苯异构体吸附分离选择性

二甲苯作为石油化工行业中的基础原料,其应用价值很大且需求量逐年增加,因此二甲苯分离提纯的研究具有重要理论意义和工业应用价值.同时,二甲苯异构体分离被认为是改变世界的七大分离难题之一.金属有机骨架材料MIL-125是一种典型的含钛金属有机骨架材料,被广泛应用于光催化氧化和吸附分离中.目前传统金属有机骨架材料MIL-125的合成方法需要严格的无水操作环境以及无水级的超纯试剂.由于合成过程中钛源极易水解,很难控制其水解速率.本研究组提出了一种新的MIL-125的合成方法,该法引入了耐水解的含钛无机-有机杂化低聚物,并且可以稳定合成得到高结晶度且形貌规整的MIL-125.由于MIL-125材料本身在二甲苯异构体分离领域展现出的较大优势及潜力,将新方法合成的MIL-125进行了二甲苯分离性能评价,并对其选择性显著增强的原因和不同溶剂体系下分离性能的影响进行了探讨.为了考察新方法合成的MIL-125在液相中二甲苯的分离性能.在25℃的条件下进行了二甲苯异构体的单组分液相吸附实验.单组分等温吸附曲线结果表明,pX(对二甲苯)吸附量最多,其次是oX(间二甲苯)和mX(邻二甲苯),表明MIL-125吸附剂对pX的吸附能力最强,而对mX和oX的吸附能力相对较低.同时双组分竞争吸附实验得到pX/mX的竞争选择性高达13.6,pX/oX的选择性为8左右,这种选择性优于大多数对位选择性的多孔吸附剂材料.为了在更接近工业应用的条件下评估吸附剂的动态分离性能,在造粒后的MIL-125装填的吸附柱中进行了双组分等摩尔pX/mX穿透实验,穿透曲线显示了对pX和mX的理想分离效果,并再次证实该吸附剂对pX/mX具有较高的分离选择性.穿透实验后,用溶剂洗脱吸附柱,由于洗脱过程中mX的快速解吸,pX的纯度高达99.5％.在液相吸附实验和穿透实验中溶剂的选择会影响吸附剂骨架结构对二甲苯异构体分子的分离效果.因此本文通过实验和理论计算结合探讨了不同溶剂种类对MIL-125分离性能的影响.正庚烷和均三甲苯与二甲苯分子的微量热结果表明,二甲苯分子与均三甲苯的相互作用更弱,说明二甲苯分子与骨架的结合作用更强.使用DFT理论计算了不同溶剂体系下二甲苯分子与吸附剂间的相互作用能.在两种类型的溶剂中,pX与MIL-125骨架的相互作用能均低于mX,表明MIL-125更优先吸附pX.值得注意的是,当使用均三甲苯作为溶剂时,骨架与pX/mX之间相互作用能的差异更加明显,从而导致更明显的分离效果.由于规则的晶体形貌和高结晶度,改进方法合成的MIL-125比目前的对位选择性吸附剂具有更高的pX/mX选择性.进一步的量热实验和理论计算证实了不同类型的溶剂对于二甲苯吸附分离的影响.此外,该方法解决了钛源的易水解问题,并通过引入耐水解的含钛低聚物简化了MIL-125的合成条件,这将有助于进一步将MIL-125应用于二甲苯异构体的分离,同时也拓宽了其他新型含钛材料的应用领域.     

一种新的改性聚乙二醇毛细管气相色谱固定相

合成了一种新的聚乙二醇衍生物，将其用作毛细管气相色谱固定相，研究了其色谱性能，并成功地分离了二甲苯、氯甲苯、溴甲苯、二氯苯等二取代苯位置异构体；并对其手性分离能力进行了初步研究和讨论。     

Mechanism of ketone hydrosilylation using NHC–Cu(I) catalysts: a computational study

The porous MIL-47 material shows a selective adsorption behavior for para-, ortho-, and meta-isomers of xylenes, making the material a serious candidate for separation applications. The origin of the selectivity lies in the differences in interactions (energetic) and confining (entropic). This paper investigates the xylene–framework interactions and the xylene–xylene interactions with quantum mechanical calculations, using a dispersion-corrected density functional and periodic boundary conditions to describe the crystal. First, the strength and geometrical characteristics of the optimal xylene–xylene interactions are quantified by studying the pure and mixed pairs in gas phase. An extended set of initial structures is created and optimized to sample as many relative orientations and distances as possible. Next, the pairs are brought in the pores of MIL-47. The interaction with the terephthalic linkers and other xylenes increases the stacking energy in gas phase (?31.7?kJ/mol per pair) by roughly a factor four in the fully loaded state (?58.3?kJ/mol per xylene). Our decomposition of the adsorption energy shows various trends in the contributing xylene–xylene interactions. The absence of a significant difference in energetics between the isomers indicates that entropic effects must be mainly responsible for the separation behavior.     

Control of the coordination status of the open metal sites in metal-organic frameworks for high performance separation of polar compounds

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with open metal sites have great potential for enhancing adsorption separation of the molecules with different polarities. However, the elution and separation of polar compounds on such MOFs packed columns using nonpolar solvents is difficult due to too strong interaction between polar compounds and the open metal sites. Here, we report the control of the coordination status of the open metal sites in MOFs by adjusting the content of methanol (MeOH) in the mobile phase for fast and high-resolution separation of polar compounds. To this end, high-performance liquid chromatographic separation of nitroaniline, aminophenol and naphthol isomers, sulfadimidine, and sulfanilamide on the column packed with MIL-101(Cr) possessing open metal sites was performed. The interaction between the open metal sites of MIL-101(Cr) and the polar analytes was adjusted by adding an appropriate amount of MeOH to the mobile phase to achieve the effective separation of the polar analytes due to the competition of MeOH with the analytes for the open metal sites. Fourier transform infrared spectra and X-ray photoelectron spectra confirmed the interaction between MeOH and the open metal sites of MIL-101(Cr). Thermodynamic parameters were measured to evaluate the effect of the content of MeOH in the mobile phase on the separation of polar analytes on MIL-101(Cr) packed column. This approach provides reproducible and high performance separation of polar compounds on the open metal sites-containing MOFs.     

氯丙基键合硅胶固定相色谱性能与应用 I.二取代苯及前列腺素差向异构体的分离

研究了氯丙基键合硅胶固定相的高效液相色谱性能和在分离二取代苯异构体、前列腺素差向异构体方面的应用,探讨了流动相组成、性质、ｐＨ值等对溶质保留和分离的影响,讨论了溶质保留机理和最佳色谱分离条件。对上述异构体进行了良好的分离,而且分离速度比一般的反相色谱体系要好。     

Conversion of carbon dioxide to propionaldehyde over cobalt and rhodium nanoparticles supported on MIL-53 (Al) metal–organic framework

The two-step conversion of carbon dioxide to propionic acid and propionaldehyde has been studied in the presence of novel catalysts, cobalt and rhodium nanoparticles supported on MIL-53(Al) microporous metal–organic framework. The first step is hydrogenation of carbon dioxide with formation of synthesis gas over cobalt-containing catalyst Co/MIL-53(Al) (500°C, 1 atm), and the second step is continuous (without separation) Rh/MIL-53 (Al)-catalyzed hydroformylation of ethylene with the synthesis gas formed in the first step.     

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.     

溶胶-凝胶法制备羟基苯并冠醚固定相用于毛细管气相色谱(英文)

 用溶胶 凝胶 (sol gel)技术制备了羟基 苯并冠醚毛细管气相色谱固定相 ,并测定了它的色谱性能。结果表明该柱具有柱效高 ( >30 0 0 /m)、热稳定性好 ( 330℃ )和去活能力强的优点。与溶胶 凝胶羟基硅油柱相比 ,该柱具有良好的选择性。一些芳香族位置异构体如二甲苯、二氯苯、硝基甲苯和硝基氯苯在溶胶 凝胶羟基 苯并冠醚柱上得到了很好的分离。该柱具有很高的柱容量 ,一些不能在冠醚聚硅氧烷上分离的小分子化合物 ,如小分子醇、酯、酮、短链脂肪酸和挥发性的胺 ,在溶胶 凝胶冠醚柱上有很好的分离。     

金属有机骨架材料MIL-53(Al)负载纳米Pd颗粒：一种CO氧化的活性催化剂

通过等体积浸渍法制备了金属有机骨架材料MIL-53(Al) (MIL：Materials of Institut Lavoisier)负载纳米Pd催化剂. 采用X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等手段对催化剂的结构进行了表征. 催化剂在反应前后XRD衍射峰保持不变,说明载体MIL-53(Al)具有良好的稳定性. 采用TEM对催化剂进行表征,结果表明,MIL-53(Al)的多孔晶体结构有助于形成高度分散的纳米Pd颗粒,样品2.7% (w) Pd/MIL-53 中Pd颗粒的平均粒径为2.21 nm. 该催化剂在CO氧化反应中表现出较高的催化活性,115 ℃达到完全转化. 同时催化剂可循环使用,多次反应后催化活性和催化剂结构都保持稳定.     

气相色谱法研究某些异构物在对苯二酚芳羧酸酯类液晶中的溶液热力学

在不同温度下测量了二甲苯异构体、二氯苯异构体以及联苯和二苯甲烷在三种对苯二酚芳羧酸双酯类液晶向列相中的活度系数、偏摩尔过最焓和偏摩尔过量熵, 所测结果按溶液统计理论的观点作了定性的解释。     

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.     

苯部分加氢制环己烯新型Ru-B/MOF催化剂

制备了多种金属-有机骨架(MOF)材料,采用浸渍-化学还原法制备了非晶态Ru-B/MOF催化剂,考察了它们在苯部分加氢反应中的催化性能.催化性能评价结果表明,这些催化剂的初始反应速率(r0)顺序为Ru-B/MIL-53(Al)Ru-B/MIL-53(Al)-NH2Ru-B/UIO-66(Zr)Ru-B/UIO-66(Zr)-NH2Ru-B/MIL-53(Cr)Ru-B/MIL-101(Cr)Ru-B/MIL-100(Fe),环己烯初始选择性(S0)顺序为Ru-B/MIL-53(Al)≈Ru-B/MIL-53(Cr)Ru-B/UIO-66(Zr)-NH2Ru-B/MIL-101(Cr)Ru-B/MIL-53(Al)-NH2Ru-B/UIO-66(Zr)≈Ru-B/MIL-100(Fe).催化性能最好的Ru-B/MIL-53(Al)催化剂上的r0和S0分别为23 mmol·min-1·g-1和72%.采用多种手段,对催化性能差异最为显著的Ru-B/MIL-53(Al)和Ru-B/MIL-100(Fe)催化剂的物理化学性质进行了表征.发现MIL-53(Al)载体能够更好地分散Ru-B纳米粒子,粒子的平均尺寸为3.2 nm,而MIL-100(Fe)载体上Ru-B纳米粒子团聚严重,粒径达46.6 nm.更小的粒径不仅能够提供更多的活性位,而且也有利于环己烯选择性的提高.对Ru-B/MIL-53(Al)催化剂的反应条件进行了优化,在180°C和5 MPa的H2压力下,环己烯得率可达24%,展示了MOF材料用作苯部分加氢催化剂载体的良好前景.     

基于金属有机骨架材料固定相的气相色谱分离应用

金属有机骨架材料(MOFs)是一类由有机配体和金属离子(或金属簇)自组装形成的新型多功能材料。MOFs具有孔隙度高、比表面积大、孔径可调、化学和热稳定性高等特点,被广泛应用于吸附、分离、催化等多个领域。近年来,MOFs作为新型气相色谱固定相用于分离异构体受到了广泛关注。与传统无机多孔材料相比,MOFs在结构和功能上展现出高度的可调性,通过合理地选择配体和金属中心,可以设计合成具有不同孔道大小和孔道环境的MOFs,从而分别从热力学和动力学角度优化色谱分离效果,有效提高分离选择性。该文结合MOFs的结构,讨论了MOFs气相色谱固定相分离不同类型分析物的分离机理。分离机理主要包括MOFs孔道的分子筛效应或形状选择性,MOFs不饱和的金属位点与分析物中不同的官能团之间产生的相互作用,分析物与MOFs孔道之间产生的不同范德华力、π-π相互作用和氢键相互作用。此外,MOFs的手性分离可能主要依赖于外消旋体与手性MOFs中手性活性位点之间的相互作用。该文也对不同分析目标物进行了归类,综述了多种MOFs气相色谱固定相对烷烃、二甲苯异构体和乙基甲苯、外消旋体、含氧有机物、环境有机污染物的气相色谱分离效果。最后,该文还对MOFs在该领域的应用进行了总结与展望,旨在为MOFs气相色谱高效分离的研究提供参考。     

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.     

金属有机骨架材料负载镍纳米颗粒催化硝基苯加氢

以MIL-53(Al)、MIL-96(Al)和MIL-120(Al) (MIL: Material Institute of Lavorisier)三种金属有机骨架材料为载体, 采用浸渍法制备了负载廉价金属镍纳米颗粒的催化剂. 将其用于催化硝基苯加氢合成苯胺反应, 发现以MIL-53(Al)为载体制得的催化剂表现出优异的催化性能. 采用不同的镍前驱体, 如硝酸镍、醋酸镍、乙二胺合镍, 制备了一系列Ni/MIL-53(Al)催化剂. 通过X射线衍射、傅里叶变换红外光谱、电感耦合等离子体、N₂物理吸附、H₂程序升温还原、透射电镜等技术对其进行了表征, 研究了镍前驱体对金属-载体相互作用、镍颗粒尺寸以及分散程度的影响.结果表明:以乙二胺合镍为镍前驱体制得的催化剂具有金属-载体相互作用适中、镍纳米颗粒更小(4-5 nm)和分布更均匀的特点, 在硝基苯加氢反应中表现出优异的催化性能, 硝基苯转化率达到100%.回收重复使用5次后, 此催化剂仍保持催化活性,硝基苯转化率达92%.     

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。