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Radwan OA, Al-Yaseri A, Humphrey JD, Theravalappil R, Abdelnaby MM. Evaluating Diatomaceous Earth for Long-Term Use in Hydrogen Storage. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:21580-21586. [PMID: 38764626 PMCID: PMC11097373 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c02415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2024] [Revised: 03/16/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/21/2024]
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Efficient hydrogen storage is essential for its use as a sustainable energy carrier. Diatomaceous earth, a high-surface-area siliceous geomaterial, shows potential as a physisorption material for hydrogen storage. This study analyzes diatomaceous earth's long-term characteristics when subjected to high-pressure hydrogen injection. The diatomaceous earth was subjected to a hydrogen pressure of 1200 psi for a period of 80 days at room temperature. Neither notable morphological or mineralogical changes were observed. Nevertheless, there was a slight reduction in fine particles and a slight increase in larger particles. The Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area decreased slightly with a significant decrease in pore width. However, the hydrogen adsorption at 77 K temperature was increased significantly (45.5%) after the hydrogen storage test. Moreover, there was a delayed release of molecular water as the temperature increased. These changes suggest that a condensation reaction has occurred involving some of the opal-A silanol groups (Si-O-H), producing molecular water. Bonding through siloxane bridges (Si-O-Si) results in a significant decrease in pore width and increased hydrophobicity (i.e., the interaction between diatomaceous surface and H2 was increased), thereby enhancing hydrogen adsorption capacity. These findings indicate that diatomaceous earth holds promise as a material for hydrogen storage, with the potential for its hydrogen adsorption capacity to improve over time.
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- Omar A. Radwan
- Geosciences
Department, College of Petroleum Engineering & Geosciences (CPG), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Center
of Integrative Petroleum Research (CIPR), College of Petroleum Engineering
and Geoscience, King Fahd University of
Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Geosciences
Department, College of Petroleum Engineering & Geosciences (CPG), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary
Research Center for Refining and Advanced Chemicals (IRC-RAC), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary
Research Center for Hydrogen Technologies and Carbon Management (IRC-HTCM), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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Hong Q, Zhao L, Lin F, Tan N, You X, Lu B, Huang B, Lv J, Chen Y, Tang L. Synthesis of Guanine/Vermiculite Two-Dimensional Nanocomposites for Wireless Humidity Sensing in Nut Storage Environment. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:58734-58745. [PMID: 38055937 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c13235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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Two-dimensional (2D) nanostructures have the advantages of high specific surface area, easy surface functionalization, abundant active sites, and good compatibility with device integration and can be assembled into three-dimensional structures, which are key to the development of high-performance gas sensors. In this study, 2D vermiculite (VMT) nanosheets and guanine (G), two renewable resources with unique chemical structures, were organically combined to fully use the specificity of their molecular structures and functional activities. Driven by the regulation of 2D VMT nanosheets, guanine/vermiculite (G/VMT)-based 2D nanocomposites with controllable pore structure, multiple binding sites, and unobstructed mass transfer were designed and synthesized. The G/VMT nanocomposite material was used as a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) electrode-sensitive film material to build a QCM-based humidity sensor. G/VMT-based QCM humidity sensor had good logarithmic linear relation (0.9971), high sensitivity (24.49 Hz/% relative humidity), low hysteresis (1.75% RH), fast response/recovery time (39/6 s), and good stability. Furthermore, with a QCM sensor and a specially designed wireless circuit, a wireless humidity detection system transmitting via Wi-Fi allows real-time monitoring of nut storage. This study presents an environmentally friendly, high-performance, miniature 2D nanocomposite sensor strategy for real-time monitoring.
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- Qiqi Hong
- College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian 350108, China
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- College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian 350108, China
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- Fujian Engineering and Research Center of New Chinese Lacquer Materials, College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Minjiang University, Fujian 350108, China
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- College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian 350108, China
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- College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian 350108, China
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- College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian 350108, China
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- College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian 350108, China
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- College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian 350108, China
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- College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian 350108, China
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- College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fujian 350108, China
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Bucura F, Spiridon SI, Ionete RE, Marin F, Zaharioiu AM, Armeanu A, Badea SL, Botoran OR, Ionete EI, Niculescu VC, Constantinescu M. Selectivity of MOFs and Silica Nanoparticles in CO 2 Capture from Flue Gases. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:2637. [PMID: 37836278 PMCID: PMC10574321 DOI: 10.3390/nano13192637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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Until reaching climate neutrality by attaining the EU 2050 level, the current levels of CO2 must be mitigated through the research and development of resilient technologies. This research explored potential approaches to lower CO2 emissions resulting from combustion fossil fuels in power plant furnaces. Different nanomaterials (MOFs versus silica nanoparticles) were used in this context to compare their effectiveness to mitigate GHG emissions. Porous materials known as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are frequently employed in sustainable CO2 management for selective adsorption and separation. Understanding the underlying mechanism is difficult due to their textural characteristics, the presence of functional groups and the variation in technological parameters (temperature and pressure) during CO2-selective adsorption. A silica-based nanomaterial was also employed in comparison. To systematically map CO2 adsorption as a function of the textural and compositional features of the nanomaterials and the process parameters set to a column-reactor system (CRS), 160 data points were collected for the current investigation. Different scenarios, as a function of P (bar) or as a function of T (K), were designed based on assumptions, 1 and 5 vs. 1-10 (bar) and 313.15 and 373.15 vs. 313.15-423.15 (K), where the regression analyses through Pearson coefficients of 0.92-0.95, coefficients of determination of 0.87-0.90 and p-values < 0.05, on predictive and on-site laboratory data, confirmed the performances of the CRS.
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- National Research and Development Institute for Cryogenic and Isotopic Technologies—ICSI Ramnicu Valcea, 4 Uzinei Street, P.O. Box Raureni 7, 240050 Ramnicu Valcea, Romania
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- National Research and Development Institute for Cryogenic and Isotopic Technologies—ICSI Ramnicu Valcea, 4 Uzinei Street, P.O. Box Raureni 7, 240050 Ramnicu Valcea, Romania
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Liu J, Wang Y. Research on Improved MOF Materials Modified by Functional Groups for Purification of Water. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28052141. [PMID: 36903385 PMCID: PMC10004630 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28052141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Revised: 02/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
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With the rapid development of urbanization and industrialization, water contamination has gradually become a big problem. Relevant studies show that adsorption is an efficient strategy to treat pollutants in water. MOFs are a class of porous materials with a three-dimensional frame structure shaped by the self-assembly of metal centers and organic ligands. Because of its unique performance advantages, it has become a promising adsorbent. At present, single MOFs cannot meet the needs, but the introduction of familiar functional groups on MOFs can promote the adsorption performance of MOFs on the target. In this review, the main advantages, adsorption mechanism, and specific applications of various functional MOF adsorbents for pollutants in water are reviewed. At the end of the article, we summarize and discuss the future development direction.
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DeWitt SJA, Lively RP. MIL-101(Cr) Polymeric Fiber Adsorbents for Sub-Ambient Post-Combustion CO 2 Capture. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c01837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, United States
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Template-Mediated Synthesis of Hierarchically Porous Metal–Organic Frameworks for Efficient CO2/N2 Separation. MATERIALS 2022; 15:ma15155292. [PMID: 35955227 PMCID: PMC9369960 DOI: 10.3390/ma15155292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2022] [Revised: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) is generally unavoidable during the production of fuel gases such as hydrogen (H2) from steam reformation and syngas composed of carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H2). Efficient separation of CO2 from these gases is highly important to improve the energetic utilization efficiency and prevent poisoning during specific applications. Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), featuring ordered porous frameworks, high surface areas and tunable pore structures, are emerging porous materials utilized as solid adsorbents for efficient CO2 capture and separation. Furthermore, the construction of hierarchical MOFs with micropores and mesopores could further promote the dynamic separation processes, accelerating the diffusion of gas flow and exposing more adsorptive pore surface. Herein, we report a simple, efficient, one-pot template-mediated strategy to fabricate a hierarchically porous CuBTC (CuBTC-Water, BTC = 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate) for CO2 separation, which demonstrates abundant mesopores and the superb dynamic separation ability of CO2/N2. Therefore, CuBTC-Water demonstrated a CO2 uptake of 180.529 cm3 g−1 at 273 K and 1 bar, and 94.147 cm3 g−1 at 298 K and 1 bar, with selectivity for CO2/N2 mixtures as high as 56.547 at 273 K, much higher than microporous CuBTC. This work opens up a novel avenue to facilely fabricate hierarchically porous MOFs through one-pot synthesis for efficient dynamic CO2 separation.
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Aliakbari R, Ramakrishna S, Kowsari E, Marfavi Y, Cheshmeh ZA, Ajdari FB, Kiaei Z, Torkzaban H, Ershadi M. Scalable preparation of MOFs and MOF-containing hybrid materials for use in sustainable refrigeration systems for a greener environment: a comprehensive review as well as technical and statistical analysis of patents. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-022-04738-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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In this study, new composite materials of montmorillonite, biochar, or aerosil, containing metal–organic frameworks (MOF) were synthesized in situ. Overall, three different MOFs—CuBTC, UTSA-16, and UiO-66-BTEC—were used. Obtained adsorbents were characterized using powder X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, nitrogen adsorption porosimetry, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometry. Additionally, the content of metallic and nonmetallic elements was determined to investigate the crystalline structure, surface morphology, thermal stability of the obtained MOF-composites, etc. Cyclic CO2 adsorption analysis was performed using the thermogravimetric approach, modeling adsorption from flue gasses. In our study, the addition of aerosil to CuBTC (CuBTC-A-15) enhanced the sorbed CO2 amount by 90.2% and the addition of biochar (CuBTC-BC-5) increased adsorbed the CO2 amount by 75.5% in comparison to pristine CuBTC obtained in this study. Moreover, the addition of montmorillonite (CuBTC-Mt-15) increased the adsorbed amount of CO2 by 27%. CuBTC-A-15 and CuBTC-BC-5 are considered to be the most perspective adsorbents, capturing 3.7 mmol/g CO2 and showing good stability after 20 adsorption-desorption cycles.
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Seo H, Lee I, Sridhar V, Park H. Metal-Organic Framework Reinforced Acrylic Polymer Marine Coatings. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 15:27. [PMID: 35009169 PMCID: PMC8745788 DOI: 10.3390/ma15010027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a class of crystalline, porous, 3D materials synthesized by the linking of metal nodes and organic linkers are rapidly emerging as attractive materials in gas storage, electrodes in batteries, super-capacitors, sensors, water treatment, and medicine etc. However the utility of MOFs in coatings, especially in marine coatings, has not been thoroughly investigated. In this manuscript we report the first study on silver MOF (Ag-MOF) functionalized acrylic polymers for marine coatings. A simple and rapid microwave technique was used to synthesize a two-dimensional platelet structured Ag-MOF. Field tests on the MOF reinforced marine coatings exhibited an antifouling performance, which can be attributed to the inhibition of marine organisms to settle as evidenced by the anti-bacterial activity of Ag-MOFs. Our results indicate that MOF based coatings are highly promising candidates for marine coatings.
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- Hwawon Seo
- Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea; (H.S.); (I.L.)
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- Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea; (H.S.); (I.L.)
- Global Core Research Centre for Ships and Offshore Plants (GCRC-SOP), Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea
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- Global Core Research Centre for Ships and Offshore Plants (GCRC-SOP), Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea
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- Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea; (H.S.); (I.L.)
- Global Core Research Centre for Ships and Offshore Plants (GCRC-SOP), Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea
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Ma L, Gao J, Huang C, Xu X, Xu L, Ding R, Bao H, Wang Z, Xu G, Li Q, Deng P, Ma H. UiO-66-NH-(AO) MOFs with a New Ligand BDC-NH-(CN) for Efficient Extraction of Uranium from Seawater. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:57831-57840. [PMID: 34807567 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c18625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with a high surface area and excellent stability are potential candidates for uranium (U) adsorption. Amidoxime (AO) is the most widely used functional group to extract U, which is usually introduced into MOFs by two-step post-synthetic methods (PSMs). Herein, MOF UiO-66-NH-(AO) was obtained by a one-step PSM with amidoximation from UiO-66-NH-(CN), which was synthesized by a new organic ligand of 2-cyano-terephthalic acid and whose morphology was octahedron and could be well controlled with the new ligand. The one-step PSM can greatly maintain the octahedron of the MOFs. What is more, UiO-66-NH-(AO) showed good adsorption performance for U, the adsorption equilibrium was obtained within 1500 min, and the adsorption capacity of U was calculated to be 134.1 mg/g according to the Langmuir model. It also had excellent selectivity for U in the presence of high concentrations of vanadium (V), ferrum (Fe), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), and zirconium (Zr). The adsorption capacity of U in natural seawater was determined to be 5.2 mg/g within 8 days. The recyclability of UiO-66-NH-(AO) in simulated seawater was demonstrated for at least four adsorption/desorption cycles. The binding mechanism was investigated by the extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy, revealing that U binding occurs in a fashion η2 motif. This study provides a reliable idea for the modification of MOFs and the potential for MOF-based materials to extract U from seawater.
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- Lin Ma
- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
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- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Shanghai Applied Radiation Institute and Key Laboratory of Organic Compound Pollution Control Engineering (MOE), Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Shanghai Applied Radiation Institute and Key Laboratory of Organic Compound Pollution Control Engineering (MOE), Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
- Shanghai Applied Radiation Institute and Key Laboratory of Organic Compound Pollution Control Engineering (MOE), Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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James AM, Reynolds J, Reed DG, Styring P, Dawson R. A Pressure Swing Approach to Selective CO 2 Sequestration Using Functionalized Hypercrosslinked Polymers. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14071605. [PMID: 33806093 PMCID: PMC8036798 DOI: 10.3390/ma14071605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Revised: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Functionalized hypercrosslinked polymers (HCPs) with surface areas between 213 and 1124 m2/g based on a range of monomers containing different chemical moieties were evaluated for CO2 capture using a pressure swing adsorption (PSA) methodology under humid conditions and elevated temperatures. The networks demonstrated rapid CO2 uptake reaching maximum uptakes in under 60 s. The most promising networks demonstrating the best selectivity and highest uptakes were applied to a pressure swing setup using simulated flue gas streams. The carbazole, triphenylmethanol and triphenylamine networks were found to be capable of converting a dilute CO2 stream (>20%) into a concentrated stream (>85%) after only two pressure swing cycles from 20 bar (adsorption) to 1 bar (desorption). This work demonstrates the ease with which readily synthesized functional porous materials can be successfully applied to a pressure swing methodology and used to separate CO2 from N2 from industrially applicable simulated gas streams under more realistic conditions.
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- Alex M. James
- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield S3 7HF, UK; (A.M.J.); (J.R.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield S3 7HF, UK; (A.M.J.); (J.R.)
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 3DJ, UK; (D.G.R.); (P.S.)
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 3DJ, UK; (D.G.R.); (P.S.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Brook Hill, Sheffield S3 7HF, UK; (A.M.J.); (J.R.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +44-114-222-9357
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