title: Cucurbit[7]uril: an amorphous molecular material for highly selective carbon dioxide uptake.
abstract: Cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7]), in its amorphous solid state, shows one of the highest CO(2) sorption capacities among known organic porous materials at 298 K and 0.1 and 1 bar. In addition to the highest CO(2) capacity, CB[7] also shows remarkable selectivity of CO(2) over N(2) and CH(4). These properties, along with the existence of readily available precursors, indicate amorphous CB[7] might find applications in recycling CO(2) particularly considering the easy synthesis and potentially low manufacturing costs.
authors.affiliation: Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Shengqian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Praveen K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Thallapally
authors.forename: Drew
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fowler
authors.forename: B Peter
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: McGrail
authors.forename: Jerry L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Atwood