title: Methane storage in metal-organic frameworks.
abstract: Natural gas (NG), whose main component is methane, is an attractive fuel for vehicular applications. Realization of safe, cheap and convenient means and materials for high-capacity methane storage can significantly facilitate the implementation of natural gas fuelled vehicles. The physisorption based process involving porous materials offers an efficient storage methodology and the emerging porous metal-organic frameworks have been explored as potential candidates because of their extraordinarily high porosities, tunable pore/cage sizes and easily immobilized functional sites. In this view, we provide an overview of the current status of metal-organic frameworks for methane storage.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
authors.forename: Yabing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Guodong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: Banglin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chen