Purification of Propylene and Ethylene by a Robust Metal–Organic Framework Mediated by Host–Guest Interactions

Li, Jiangnan; Han, Xue; Kang, Xinchen; Chen, Yinlin; Xu, Shaojun; Smith, Gemma L.; Tillotson, Evan; Cheng, Yongqiang; McCormick McPherson, Laura J.; Teat, Simon J.; Rudić, Svemir; Ramirez‐Cuesta, Anibal J.; Haigh, Sarah J.; Schröder, Martin; Yang, Sihai

doi:10.1002/anie.202103936

Purification of Propylene and Ethylene by a Robust Metal–Organic Framework Mediated by Host–Guest Interactions

Journal Article · Wed Apr 07 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202103936· OSTI ID:1814002

Li, Jiangnan ^[1]; Han, Xue ^[1]; Kang, Xinchen ^[1]; Chen, Yinlin ^[1]; Xu, Shaojun ^[1]; Smith, Gemma L. ^[1]; Tillotson, Evan ^[1]; Cheng, Yongqiang ^[2]; McCormick McPherson, Laura J. ^[3]; Teat, Simon J. ^[3]; Rudić, Svemir ^[4]; Ramirez‐Cuesta, Anibal J. ^[2]; Haigh, Sarah J. ^[1]; ^[1]; Yang, Sihai ^[1]

Univ. of Manchester (United Kingdom)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Oxford (United Kingdom)

Industrial purification of propylene and ethylene requires cryogenic distillation and selective hydrogenation over palladium catalysts to remove propane, ethane and/or trace amounts of acetylene. Here, we report the excellent separation of equimolar mixtures of propylene/propane and ethylene/ethane, and of a 1/100 mixture of acetylene/ethylene by a highly robust microporous material, MFM-520, under dynamic conditions. In situ synchrotron single crystal X-ray diffraction, inelastic neutron scattering and analysis of adsorption thermodynamic parameters reveal that a series of synergistic host-guest interactions involving hydrogen bonding and π⋯π stacking interactions underpin the cooperative binding of alkenes within the pore. Notably, the optimal pore geometry of the material enables selective accommodation of acetylene. The practical potential of this porous material has been demonstrated by fabricating mixed-matrix membranes comprising MFM-520, Matrimid and PIM-1, and these exhibit not only a high permeability for propylene (≈1984 Barrer), but also a separation factor of 7.8 for an equimolar mixture of propylene/propane at 298 K.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1814002

Journal Information:: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition) Journal Issue: 28 Vol. 60; ISSN 1433-7851

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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