This Minireview focuses on the developments of the adsorptive separation of
methane/nitrogen, ethene/ethane, propene/propane mixtures as well as on the separation of …

Petrochemical-related gases, especially light hydrocarbons with 1–8 carbon atoms, are
essential industrial feedstocks. However, during steam cracking they inevitably coexist with …

The separation of C2H2/CO2 is not only industrially important for acetylene purification but
also scientifically challenging owing to their high similarities in physical properties and …

The separation and purification of xylene isomers is an industrially important but challenging
process. Developing highly efficient adsorbents is crucial for the implementation of …

The fine-tuning of the pore structure of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) is of critical
importance to developing energy-efficient processes for the challenging separation of …

The separation and purification process of hydrocarbons is one of the crucial and daunting
challenges in the petrochemistry field, which is widely depended on cryogenic distillation by …

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have gained widespread attention in many fields,
especially in gas adsorption and separation. However, traditional MOFs always suffer from a …

Conspectus Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of hybrid porous materials
characterized by their periodic assembly using metal ions and organic ligands through …

Benzene is an important air pollutant and a key chemical feedstock for the synthesis of
cyclohexane. Because of the small difference of 0.6° C in their boiling points, the separation …

Gas separation is a crucial process for the production of many highly valuable chemical
feedstocks in the petrochemical industry. Traditional separation technologies, including …