An advanced necklace-like metal organic framework with an ultrahighly continuous structure in the membrane for superior butanol/water separation
Li‐Hao Xu, Shen-Hui Li, Heng Mao, Ao‐Shuai Zhang, Weiwei Cai, Tao Wang, Zhi-Ping Zhao
Abstract
Inspired by a pearl necklace worn by his “crush girl”, a “MOF man” dreamed of a novel MOF configuration. This ultrahighly continuous arrangement with a “small world” inside provides efficient molecular transfer channels for butanol/water separation.
Topics & Concepts
NecklaceButanolNanotechnologyChemistryMaterials scienceChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryEngineeringMathematicsCombinatoricsEthanolMembrane Separation TechnologiesMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsMembrane Separation and Gas Transport