title: Realizing both selective adsorption and efficient regeneration using adsorbents with photo-regulated molecular gates.
abstract: A new generation of smart adsorbents was designed by grafting photo-responsive molecules onto the pore entrances of mesoporous silica. These molecules act as the gates of the mesopores, which are reversibly closed/opened upon light irradiation. Our smart adsorbents thus realize both selective adsorption and efficient desorption, which is highly expected for adsorption but impossible for traditional adsorbents with fixed pore entrances.
authors: State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China. liuxq@njtech.edu.cn lbsun@njtech.edu.cn.
authors: Jing
authors: J
authors: Zhu
authors: State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China. liuxq@njtech.edu.cn lbsun@njtech.edu.cn.
authors: Jia-Jia
authors: JJ
authors: Ding
authors: State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China. liuxq@njtech.edu.cn lbsun@njtech.edu.cn.
authors: Xiao-Qin
authors: XQ
authors: Liu
authors: State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China. liuxq@njtech.edu.cn lbsun@njtech.edu.cn.
authors: Peng
authors: P
authors: Tan
authors: State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China. liuxq@njtech.edu.cn lbsun@njtech.edu.cn.
authors: Lin-Bing
authors: LB
authors: Sun