Hexane isomers separation on an isoreticular series of microporous Zr carboxylate metal organic frameworks
Adriano Henrique, Tanmoy Maity, Hengli Zhao, Pedro Brântuas, Alı́rio E. Rodrigues, Farid Nouar, Aziz Ghoufi, Guillaume Maurin, José A. C. Silva, Christian Serre
Abstract
The microporous MOF MIL-140B can separate hexane isomers according to the degree of branching, linear >mono-branched >di-branched, with a remarkably high selectivity up to 10 at 343 K. GCMC simulations confirm the origins of the molecular separation.
Topics & Concepts
Microporous materialHexaneBranching (polymer chemistry)SelectivityMetal-organic frameworkCarboxylateChemistryOrganic chemistryAdsorptionCatalysisMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsCrystallography and molecular interactionsZeolite Catalysis and Synthesis