Negative electrostatic potentials in a Hofmann-type metal-organic framework for efficient acetylene separation

Yuan Liu; Junhui Liu; Hanting Xiong; Jingwen Chen; Shixia Chen; Zheling Zeng; Shuguang Deng; Jun Wang

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33271-3

Nature Communications (Sep 2022)

Negative electrostatic potentials in a Hofmann-type metal-organic framework for efficient acetylene separation

Yuan Liu,
Junhui Liu,
Hanting Xiong,
Jingwen Chen,
Shixia Chen,
Zheling Zeng,
Shuguang Deng,
Jun Wang

Affiliations

Yuan Liu: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University
Junhui Liu: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University
Hanting Xiong: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University
Jingwen Chen: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University
Shixia Chen: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University
Zheling Zeng: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University
Shuguang Deng: School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Arizona State University
Jun Wang: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33271-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Separating acetylene from carbon dioxide or ethylene is challenging due to near identical molecular diameters or the trace amounts. Here authors prepare nitroprusside-based Hofmann-type MOFs for efficient C2H2 separation and recognition.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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