Abstract
This study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of mixing BDC-NO2 and BDC-NH2 linkers in the synthesis of Zr-based metal organic frameworks (Zr-MOFs) on their adsorption and separation of CO2 and CH4. UiO-66 with single or binary -NO2 and -NH2 samples were synthesized under solvothermal conditions and activated by solvent exchanging using methanol. Structural analyses of the materials were conducted using FTIR, XRD, TGA, SEM, 1HNMR and N2 adsorption/desorption techniques and adsorption of CO2 and CH4 at high pressures and different temperatures (273 and 298 K) was investigated. It was found that UiO-66-NH2 exhibited higher CO2 and CH4 adsorption capacities than those of UiO-66-NO2. Addition of -NH2 functional group in UiO-66-NO2 could enhance CO2 and CH4 adsorption due to the extra CO2 adsorption sites of -NH2 functional groups. Addition of -NO2 functional group to UiO-66-NH2 at a low loading could also increase CO2 and CH4 adsorption, however, a high loading of NO2 functional group to UiO-66-NH2 would result in decreased adsorption.
Published Version (Free)
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
More From: Progress in Natural Science: Materials International
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.