title: Microporous metal-organic framework with dual functionalities for highly efficient removal of acetylene from ethylene/acetylene mixtures.
abstract: The removal of acetylene from ethylene/acetylene mixtures containing 1% acetylene is a technologically very important, but highly challenging task. Current removal approaches include the partial hydrogenation over a noble metal catalyst and the solvent extraction of cracked olefins, both of which are cost and energy consumptive. Here we report a microporous metal-organic framework in which the suitable pore/cage spaces preferentially take up much more acetylene than ethylene while the functional amine groups on the pore/cage surfaces further enforce their interactions with acetylene molecules, leading to its superior performance for this separation. The single X-ray diffraction studies, temperature dependent gas sorption isotherms, simulated and experimental column breakthrough curves and molecular simulation studies collaboratively support the claim, underlying the potential of this material for the industrial usage of the removal of acetylene from ethylene/acetylene mixtures containing 1% acetylene at room temperature through the cost- and energy-efficient adsorption separation process.
authors.affiliation: 1] Department of Chemistry, TKL of Metal- and Molecule-Based Material Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China [2] Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, Texas 78249-0698, USA.
authors.forename: Tong-Liang
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, Texas 78249-0698, USA.
authors.forename: Hailong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, Texas 78249-0698, USA.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, Amsterdam 1098 XH, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Rajamani
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Krishna
authors.affiliation: NIST Center for Neutron Research, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-6102, USA.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: NIST Center for Neutron Research, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-6102, USA.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Yunfeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
authors.forename: Xue
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China.
authors.forename: Weidong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China.
authors.forename: Zizhu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China.
authors.forename: Shengchang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio, One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, Texas 78249-0698, USA.
authors.forename: Banglin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chen