Tailoring the pore chemistry in porous aromatic frameworks for selective separation of acetylene from ethylene
Shuang Zhou, Zhaoli Liu, Panpan Zhang, Huazhen Rong, Tingting Ma, Fengchao Cui, Dongtao Liu, Xiaoqin Zou, Guangshan Zhu
Abstract
A family of PAFs with 3D topology was developed through tailoring the pore structures. By anchoring carbene or imidazolium groups in PAF-28, the selectivity for separating acetylene from ethylene was greatly boosted from 1.8 to 15.4.
Topics & Concepts
AcetyleneAdsorptionPetrochemicalEthyleneSelectivityPorosityChemical engineeringChemistryPolymerizationSonogashira couplingCatalysisOrganic chemistryMaterials sciencePolymer chemistryPolymerPalladiumEngineeringMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsCovalent Organic Framework ApplicationsMembrane Separation and Gas Transport