Binding and separation of CO2, SO2 and C2H2 in homo- and hetero-metallic metal-organic framework materials

DOI: 10.1039/D1TA00687H

Authors: Lydia Briggs (University of Manchester) , Ruth Newby (University of Nottingham) , Xue Han (University of Manchester) , Christopher Morris (University of Manchester; Diamond Light Source) , Mathew Savage (University of Manchester) , Cristina Perez (University of Nottingham) , Timothy L. Easun (Cardiff University) , Mark Frogley (Diamond Light Source) , Gianfelice Cinque (Diamond Light Source) , Claire A. Murray (Diamond Light Source) , Chiu C. Tang (Diamond Light Source) , Sihai Yang (University of Manchester) , Junliang Sun (Peking University) , Martin Schroeder (University of Manchester)
Co-authored by industrial partner: No

Type: Journal Paper
Journal: Journal Of Materials Chemistry A

State: Published (Approved)
Published: February 2021
Diamond Proposal Number(s): 22137 , 22138

Abstract: We report the adsorption of C2H2, CO2 and SO2 in a new, ultra-stable Cr(III)-based MOF, MFM-300(Cr), {[Cr2(OH)2(L)], H4L = biphenyl-3,3',5,5'-tetracarboxylic acid}. MFM-300(Cr) shows uptakes of 7.37, 7.73 and 8.59 mmol g-1 for CO2, C2H2 and SO2, respectively, at 273 K, 1.0 bar, and shows a higher selectivity for SO2/CO2 compared with the Al(III) analogue MFM-300(Al) (selectivity of 79 vs. 45). In order to monitor the effects of changing metal centre on gas uptake and to integrate the properties of the homometallic analogues, the mixed metal MFM-300(Al0.67Cr0.33), [Al1.34Cr0.66(OH)2L] has been synthesised. In situ synchrotron micro-FTIR spectroscopy has identified distinct CO2 binding environments on Al-O(H)-Al, Cr-O(H)-Cr and Al-O(H)-Cr bridges in MFM-300(Al0.67Cr0.33), and we have determined the binding domains for these gases by in situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction in both MFM-300(Cr) and MFM-300(Al0.67Cr0.33). The capability of these materials for gas separation has been confirmed by dynamic breakthrough experiments. The incorporation of Al(III) and Cr(III) within the same framework allows tuning of the host-guest and guest-guest interactions within these functional porous materials.

Diamond Keywords: Gas Separation

Subject Areas: Materials, Chemistry


Instruments: B22-Multimode InfraRed imaging And Microspectroscopy , I11-High Resolution Powder Diffraction

Added On: 24/02/2021 13:13

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Discipline Tags:

Chemistry Materials Science Metal-Organic Frameworks Metallurgy Organometallic Chemistry

Technical Tags:

Spectroscopy X-ray Powder Diffraction Infrared Spectroscopy