Adsorption separation of heavier isotope gases in subnanometer carbon pores

Sanjeev Kumar Ujjain; Abhishek Bagusetty; Yuki Matsuda; Hideki Tanaka; Preety Ahuja; Carla de Tomas; Motomu Sakai; Fernando Vallejos-Burgos; Ryusuke Futamura; Irene Suarez-Martinez; Masahiko Matsukata; Akio Kodama; Giovanni Garberoglio; Yury Gogotsi; J. Karl Johnson; Katsumi Kaneko

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-20744-6

Nature Communications (Jan 2021)

Adsorption separation of heavier isotope gases in subnanometer carbon pores

Sanjeev Kumar Ujjain,
Abhishek Bagusetty,
Yuki Matsuda,
Hideki Tanaka,
Preety Ahuja,
Carla de Tomas,
Motomu Sakai,
Fernando Vallejos-Burgos,
Ryusuke Futamura,
Irene Suarez-Martinez,
Masahiko Matsukata,
Akio Kodama,
Giovanni Garberoglio,
Yury Gogotsi,
J. Karl Johnson,
Katsumi Kaneko

Affiliations

Sanjeev Kumar Ujjain: Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Shinshu University
Abhishek Bagusetty: Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
Yuki Matsuda: Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University
Hideki Tanaka: Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Shinshu University
Preety Ahuja: Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Shinshu University
Carla de Tomas: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Curtin University
Motomu Sakai: Research Organization for Nano and Life Innovation, Waseda University
Fernando Vallejos-Burgos: Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Shinshu University
Ryusuke Futamura: Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Shinshu University
Irene Suarez-Martinez: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Curtin University
Masahiko Matsukata: School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University
Akio Kodama: Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University
Giovanni Garberoglio: European Centre for Theoretical Studies in Nuclear Physics and Related Areas (FBK-ECT*)
Yury Gogotsi: Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Shinshu University
J. Karl Johnson: Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh
Katsumi Kaneko: Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Shinshu University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20744-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Separation of isotopes of heavier gases than hydrogen or helium is essential for biomedical applications, but current methods are very energy and time consuming. Here the authors report cryogenic separation of oxygen and methane isotopes through adsorption in nanoporous materials, based on a collective nuclear quantum effect.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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