Probing sub-5 Ångstrom micropores in carbon for precise light olefin/paraffin separation

Shengjun Du; Jiawu Huang; Matthew R. Ryder; Luke L. Daemen; Cuiting Yang; Hongjun Zhang; Panchao Yin; Yuyan Lai; Jing Xiao; Sheng Dai; Banglin Chen

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36890-6

Nature Communications (Mar 2023)

Probing sub-5 Ångstrom micropores in carbon for precise light olefin/paraffin separation

Shengjun Du,
Jiawu Huang,
Matthew R. Ryder,
Luke L. Daemen,
Cuiting Yang,
Hongjun Zhang,
Panchao Yin,
Yuyan Lai,
Jing Xiao,
Sheng Dai,
Banglin Chen

Affiliations

Shengjun Du: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology
Jiawu Huang: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology
Matthew R. Ryder: Materials Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Luke L. Daemen: Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Cuiting Yang: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology
Hongjun Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Particle Detection and Electronics, University of Science and Technology of China
Panchao Yin: State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology
Yuyan Lai: State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology
Jing Xiao: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology
Sheng Dai: Department of Chemistry, Institute for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, University of Tennessee
Banglin Chen: Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Fujian Normal University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36890-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Achieving highly selective separation of olefin/paraffin is a significant challenge in the chemical industry. Here the authors present polydopamine-derived carbons with tailorable sub-5 Å micropores probed by a series of gas molecules that can realize precise size-sieving of olefin from paraffin.

Published in Nature Communications

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