Favorable hydrogen storage properties of M(HBTC)(4,4'-bipy).3DMF (M = Ni and Co).
Two metal-organic frameworks of M(HBTC)(4,4'-bipy).3DMF (M = Ni and Co; H 3BTC = 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid; 4,4'-bipy = 4,4'-bipyridine; DMF = N,N'-dimethylformamide) were synthesized by a one-pot solution reaction and a solvothermal method, respectively. The as-prepared samples have high specific surface areas of 1590 m (2)/g and 887 m (2)/g. The activation at different temperatures for the guest removal prior to gas loading obviously affects the gas sorption process. Ni(HBTC)(4,4'-bipy).3DMF shows high hydrogen storage capacities of 1.20 wt % at room temperature and 3.42 wt % at 77 K. Co(HBTC)(4,4'-bipy).3DMF shows capacities of 0.96 wt % at 298 K and 2.05 wt % at 77 K. The hydrogen adsorption heats in the two compounds decrease slightly as a function of the amount adsorbed, and it confirms that the H 2 molecules are combined with stronger sites preferentially. Research on the kinetics of hydrogen adsorption shows a fast saturation process (80 s) and no obvious capacity loss after 20 cycles.
Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), The State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
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