Tuning porosity in macroscopic monolithic metal-organic frameworks for exceptional natural gas storage

B. M. Connolly; M. Aragones-Anglada; J. Gandara-Loe; N. A. Danaf; D. C. Lamb; J. P. Mehta; D. Vulpe; S. Wuttke; J. Silvestre-Albero; P. Z. Moghadam; A. E. H. Wheatley; D. Fairen-Jimenez

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-10185-1

Nature Communications (May 2019)

Tuning porosity in macroscopic monolithic metal-organic frameworks for exceptional natural gas storage

B. M. Connolly,
M. Aragones-Anglada,
J. Gandara-Loe,
N. A. Danaf,
D. C. Lamb,
J. P. Mehta,
D. Vulpe,
S. Wuttke,
J. Silvestre-Albero,
P. Z. Moghadam,
A. E. H. Wheatley,
D. Fairen-Jimenez

Affiliations

B. M. Connolly: Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
M. Aragones-Anglada: Adsorption & Advanced Materials (AAM) Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge
J. Gandara-Loe: Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica-Instituto Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante
N. A. Danaf: Department of Chemistry, Center for NanoScience (CeNS), Nanosystems Initiative Munich, Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-Univerität
D. C. Lamb: Department of Chemistry, Center for NanoScience (CeNS), Nanosystems Initiative Munich, Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-Univerität
J. P. Mehta: Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
D. Vulpe: Adsorption & Advanced Materials (AAM) Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge
S. Wuttke: Department of Chemistry, Center for NanoScience (CeNS), Nanosystems Initiative Munich, Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-Univerität
J. Silvestre-Albero: Laboratorio de Materiales Avanzados, Departamento de Química Inorgánica-Instituto Universitario de Materiales, Universidad de Alicante
P. Z. Moghadam: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield
A. E. H. Wheatley: Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge
D. Fairen-Jimenez: Adsorption & Advanced Materials (AAM) Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology, University of Cambridge

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10185-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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While metal–organic frameworks exhibit record-breaking gas storage capacities, their typically powdered form hinders their industrial applicability. Here, the authors engineer UiO-66 into centimetre-sized monoliths with optimal pore-size distributions, achieving benchmark volumetric working capacities for both CH4 and CO2.

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