Separation of polar compounds using a flexible metal-organic framework.
A flexible metal-organic framework constructed from a flexible linker is shown to possess the capability of separating mixtures of polar compounds (propanol isomers) by exploiting the differences in the saturation capacities of the constituents. Transient breakthrough simulations show that these sorption-based separations are in favor of the component with higher saturation capacity.
Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA 99352, USA. radhakishan.motkuri@pnnl.gov.
Radha Kishan
RK
Motkuri
Praveen K
PK
Thallapally
Harsha V R
HV
Annapureddy
Liem X
LX
Dang
Rajamani
R
Krishna
Satish K
SK
Nune
Carlos A
CA
Fernandez
Jian
J
Liu
B Peter
BP
McGrail