Metallo-organic molecular sieve for gas separation and purification

Qing Min Wang, Dongmin Shen, Martin Bülow, Miu Ling Lau, Shuguang Deng, Frank R. Fitch, Norberto O. Lemcoff, Jessica Semanscin

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Abstract

An improved synthesis process was developed for large-scale production of a highly porous material, denoted as Cu-BTC, where BTC denotes benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate. A series of sorption properties for nitrogen, oxygen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, ethylene, ethane, n-dodecane, and water were studied. A detailed investigation of sorption thermodynamics was performed for carbon dioxide by a sorption-isosteric method. The experimental results show that Cu-BTC can be used for separation of gas mixtures such as carbon dioxide-carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide-methane and ethylene-ethane mixtures. In addition, air can be purified effectively from carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, high-molecular weight hydrocarbons and moisture.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)217-230
Number of pages14
JournalMicroporous and Mesoporous Materials
Volume55
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 16 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Atmospheric gases
  • Gas mixtures
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Metallo-organic molecular-sieve synthesis
  • Polymeric copper(II) benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate
  • Sorption isosteres
  • Thermodynamic functions for CO

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials

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