title: Ionic liquids supported on metal-organic frameworks: remarkable adsorbents for adsorptive desulfurization.
abstract: Acidic ionic-liquids (IL) supported on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been shown to be beneficial for adsorptive desulfurization. A remarkable improvement in the adsorption capacity (ca. 71%) was observed in for ILs supported on MIL-101 compared with virgin MIL-101. The improved adsorptive performance might be explained by the acid-base interactions between the acidic ionic liquid and basic benzothiophene (BT). Moreover, from this study, it can be suggested that porous MOFs, supported with ionic liquids, may introduce a new class of highly porous adsorbents for the efficient adsorption of various compounds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Green-Nano Materials Research Center, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701 (Korea), Fax: (+82) 53-950-6330.
authors.forename: Nazmul Abedin
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Zubair
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hasan
authors.forename: Sung Hwa
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Jhung
keywords: acid-base interactions; adsorption; desulfurization; ionic liquids; metal-organic frameworks