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Title: High Methane Storage Capacity in Aluminum Metal–Organic Frameworks

Journal Article · · Journal of the American Chemical Society
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ja501606h· OSTI ID:1174086
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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of California−Berkeley, Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Kavli Energy NanoSciences Institute at Berkeley, University of California−Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States

The use of porous materials to store natural gas in vehicles requires large amounts of methane per unit of volume. Here we report the synthesis, crystal structure and methane adsorption properties of two new aluminum metal–organic frameworks, MOF-519 and MOF-520. Both materials exhibit permanent porosity and high methane volumetric storage capacity: MOF-519 has a volumetric capacity of 200 and 279 cm3 cm–3 at 298 K and 35 and 80 bar, respectively, and MOF-520 has a volumetric capacity of 162 and 231 cm3 cm–33 under the same conditions. Furthermore, MOF-519 exhibits an exceptional working capacity, being able to deliver a large amount of methane at pressures between 5 and 35 bar, 151 cm3 cm–3, and between 5 and 80 bar, 230 cm3 cm–3.

Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Gas Separations Relevant to Clean Energy Technologies (CGS)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0001015; AC02-05CH11231; HDTRA 1-12-1-0053
OSTI ID:
1174086
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1383987
Journal Information:
Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 136 Journal Issue: 14; ISSN 0002-7863
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 366 works
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