Abstract
It is very challenging to achieve efficient and deep desulfurization, especially in flue gases with an extremely low SO 2 concentration. Herein, we report a microporous metal-organic framework (ELM-12) with specific polar sites and proper pore size for the highly efficient SO 2 removal from flue gas and other SO 2 -containing gases. A high SO 2 capacity of 61.2 cm 3 ·g -1 combined with exceptionally outstanding selectivity of SO 2 /CO 2 (30), SO 2 /CH 4 (871), and SO 2 /N 2 (4064) under ambient conditions (i.e., 10:90 mixture at 298 K and 1 bar) was achieved. Notably, the SO 2 /N 2 selectivity is unprecedented among ever reported values of porous materials. Moreover, the dispersion-corrected density functional theory calculations illustrated the superior SO 2 capture ability and selectivity arise from the high-density SO 2 binding sites of the CF 3 SO 3 - group in the pore cavity (S δ+ ···O δ- interactions) and aromatic linkers in the pore walls (H δ+ ···O δ- interactions). Dynamic breakthrough experiments confirm the regeneration stability and excellent separation performance. Furthermore, ELM-12 is also stable after exposure to SO 2 , water vapor, and organic solvents.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 10680-10688 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 20 2019 |
Keywords
- IAST selectivity
- SO capture
- desulfurization
- polar sites
- reversible
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science