Self-adjusting binding pockets enhance H <sub>2</sub> and CH <sub>4</sub> adsorption in a uranium-based metal–organic framework
Dominik P. Halter, Ryan A. Klein, Michael A. Boreen, Benjamin A. Trump, Craig M. Brown, Jeffrey R. Long
Abstract
adjust by selective framework contractions that are unique for each adsorbent, augmenting individual host-guest interactions. Our results suggest that the strategic combination of binding pockets and structural flexibility in metal-organic frameworks holds great potential for the development of new adsorbents with an enhanced substrate affinity.
Topics & Concepts
UraniumAdsorptionMetal-organic frameworkMetalChemistryMaterials scienceInorganic chemistryPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryMetallurgyMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsCovalent Organic Framework ApplicationsRadioactive element chemistry and processing