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Title: System and method for generating and/or screening potential metal-organic frameworks

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1178250

A system and method for systematically generating potential metal-organic framework (MOFs) structures given an input library of building blocks is provided herein. One or more material properties of the potential MOFs are evaluated using computational simulations. A range of material properties (surface area, pore volume, pore size distribution, powder x-ray diffraction pattern, methane adsorption capability, and the like) can be estimated, and in doing so, illuminate unidentified structure-property relationships that may only have been recognized by taking a global view of MOF structures. In addition to identifying structure-property relationships, this systematic approach to identify the MOFs of interest is used to identify one or more MOFs that may be useful for high pressure methane storage.

Research Organization:
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-08ER15967
Assignee:
Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
Patent Number(s):
9,012,368
Application Number:
13/543,189
OSTI ID:
1178250
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2012 Jul 06
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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