Designed metal-organic frameworks with potential for multi-component hydrocarbon separation

L Wang, H Huang, X Zhang, H Zhao, F Li… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Petrochemical-related gases, especially light hydrocarbons with 1–8 carbon atoms, are
essential industrial feedstocks. However, during steam cracking they inevitably coexist with …

Tunable confined aliphatic pore environment in robust metal–organic frameworks for efficient separation of gases with a similar structure

J Zhou, T Ke, F Steinke, N Stock, Z Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
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 …

Adsorbed natural gas storage for onboard applications

Z Wu, V Wee, X Ma, D Zhao - Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Given its abundance and clean combustion, natural gas (NG) is one of the leading sources
of energy to meet present demands. However, the storage and transportation of NG remain …

Enhancing selective adsorption in a robust pillared-layer metal–organic framework via channel methylation for the recovery of C2–C3 from natural gas

Y Wu, Z Liu, J Peng, X Wang, X Zhou… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Here, we reported a strategy for channel methylation to construct a robust ultramicroporous
metal–organic framework (MOF) Ni (TMBDC)(DABCO) 0.5 through hydrothermal synthesis …

Synthesis, characterization, and gas (SO2, CO2, NO2, CH4, CO, NO, and N2) adsorption properties of the CTF-1 covalent triazine framework-based porous …

S Pourebrahimi, M Pirooz, M Kazemeini… - Journal of Porous …, 2024 - Springer
In this study, a covalent-triazine framework (ie, CTF-1) was synthesized through the
ionothermal cyclotrimerization method utilizing 1, 4-dicyanobenzene (DCB) as the monomer …

Pore chemically modified nickel-based metal-organic frameworks for efficient purification of natural gas

HR Liu, SC Liu, LP Zhang, YT Li, XM Peng… - Separation and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Purifying methane from natural gas containing impurities like propane and ethane is a
critical chemical process. However, the conventional cryogenic distillation technology …

Investigation on a Zr-based metal–organic framework (MOF-801) for the high-performance separation of light alkanes

H Liu, B Li, Y Zhao, C Kong, C Zhou, Y Lin… - Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
A Zr-based metal–organic framework (MOF-801) with high thermal and chemical stability
was prepared by the solvothermal synthesis method. Notably, MOF-801 exhibits a high …

Selective adsorption performances of UiO-67 for separation of light hydrocarbons C1, C2, and C3

Y Zhang, H Xiao, X Zhou, X Wang… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2017 - ACS Publications
In this work, adsorption performances of UiO-67 for light hydrocarbon separation were
investigated. UiO-67 with a BET surface area of 2590 m3· g–1 was prepared by a …

Robust ultra-microporous metal-organic frameworks for highly efficient natural gas purification

L Zhao, P Liu, C Deng, T Wang, S Wang, YJ Tian… - Nano Research, 2023 - Springer
The development of highly efficient separation technology for the purification of natural gas
by removing ethane (C2H6) and propane (C3H8) is a crucial but challenging task to their …

Metal–organic frameworks with two different-sized aromatic ring-confined nanotraps for benchmark natural gas upgrade

SY Li, YY Xue, JW Wang, HP Li, J Lei, HJ Lv, X Bu… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Recovery of light alkanes from natural gas is of great significance in petrochemical
production. Herein, a promising strategy utilizing two types of size-complementary aromatic …