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Title: Solvent-Free Self-Assembly to the Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped Ordered Mesoporous Polymers for Highly Selective Capture and Conversion of CO2

Journal Article · · Advanced Materials
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  1. Shaoxing Univ. (China). College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
  2. Nanchang Univ. (China). School of Resources Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization of Ministry of Education; Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
  3. Shaoxing Univ. (China). College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
  4. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Chemistry; Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Chemical Sciences Division

A solvent‐free induced self‐assembly technology for the synthesis of nitrogen‐doped ordered mesoporous polymers (N‐OMPs) is developed, which is realized by mixing polymer precursors with block copolymer templates, curing at 140–180 °C, and calcination to remove the templates. This synthetic strategy represents a significant advancement in the preparation of functional porous polymers through a fast and scalable yet environmentally friendly route, since no solvents or catalysts are used. The synthesized N‐OMPs and their derived catalysts are found to exhibit competitive CO 2 capacities (0.67–0.91 mmol g −1 at 25 °C and 0.15 bar), extraordinary CO 2 /N 2 selectivities (98–205 at 25 °C), and excellent activities for catalyzing conversion of CO 2 into cyclic carbonate (conversion >95% at 100 °C and 1.2 MPa for 1.5 h). The solvent‐free technology developed in this work can also be extended to the synthesis of N‐OMP/SiO 2 nanocomposites, mesoporous SiO 2 , crystalline mesoporous TiO 2 , and TiPO, demonstrating its wide applicability in porous material synthesis.

Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Understanding and Control of Acid Gas-induced Evolution of Materials for Energy (UNCAGE-ME)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012577; DE‐SC0012577
OSTI ID:
1388885
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1401794
Journal Information:
Advanced Materials, Vol. 29, Issue 27; Related Information: UNCAGE-ME partners with Georgia Institute of Technology (lead); Lehigh University; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; University of Alabama; University of Florida; University of Wisconsin; Washington University in St. Louis; ISSN 0935-9648
Publisher:
WileyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 175 works
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