Nature Communications (Aug 2022)
Efficient separation of butane isomers via ZIF-8 slurry on laboratory- and pilot-scale
- Mingke Yang,
- Huishan Wang,
- Julian Y. Zuo,
- Chun Deng,
- Bei Liu,
- Liya Chai,
- Kun Li,
- Han Xiao,
- Peng Xiao,
- Xiaohui Wang,
- Wan Chen,
- Xiaowan Peng,
- Yu Han,
- Zixuan Huang,
- Baocan Dong,
- Changyu Sun,
- Guangjin Chen
Affiliations
- Mingke Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum
- Huishan Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum
- Julian Y. Zuo
- FMG Inc.
- Chun Deng
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum
- Bei Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum
- Liya Chai
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum
- Kun Li
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum
- Han Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum
- Peng Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum
- Xiaohui Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum
- Wan Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum
- Xiaowan Peng
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum
- Yu Han
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum
- Zixuan Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum
- Baocan Dong
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum
- Changyu Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum
- Guangjin Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32418-6
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 13,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 10
Abstract
The separation of butane isomers, raw materials in petrochemical industry, is challenging. Here the authors report the separation of n-butane and isobutane using a metal-organic framework slurry; the separation can be performed at large scale in a pilot-scale separation tower.
