Ultra-high selectivity biogas upgrading through porous MXenes
Hèctor Prats, Hannah McAloone, Francesc Viñes, Francesc Illas
Abstract
Two-dimensional porous MXenes with the formula M<sub>2</sub>C (M = Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, and W) are proposed as very promising sorbent materials for carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) separation from methane (CH<sub>4</sub>) in the critical step of biogas upgrading.
Topics & Concepts
MXenesSorbentMethaneBiogasMaterials sciencePorosityChemical engineeringCarbon dioxideSelectivityChemistryNanotechnologyWaste managementComposite materialAdsorptionPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisEngineeringMXene and MAX Phase MaterialsAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionGraphene research and applications