Optimisation of Cu<sup>+</sup> impregnation of MOF-74 to improve CO/N<sub>2</sub> and CO/CO<sub>2</sub> separations
Arwyn Evans, Matthew Cummings, Donato Decarolis, Diego Gianolio, Salman Shahid, Gareth T. W. Law, Martin P. Attfield, David J. Law, Camille Petit
Abstract
separations upon Cu impregnation. This is because Cu sites do not block the MOF metal sites but rather increase the number of sites available for interactions with CO, and decrease the surface area/porosity available for adsorption of the lighter component.
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