Self-Adjusting Metal–Organic Framework for Efficient Capture of Trace Xenon and Krypton

Niu, Zheng; Fan, Ziwen; Pham, Tony; Verma, Gaurav; Forrest, Katherine A.; Space, Brian; Thallapally, Praveen K.; Al‐Enizi, Abdullah M.; Ma, Shengqian

doi:10.1002/anie.202117807

Self-Adjusting Metal–Organic Framework for Efficient Capture of Trace Xenon and Krypton

Journal Article · Wed Jan 12 00:00:00 EST 2022 · Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202117807· OSTI ID:2566143

Niu, Zheng ^[1]; Fan, Ziwen ^[1]; Pham, Tony ^[2]; Verma, Gaurav ^[3]; Forrest, Katherine A. ^[2]; Space, Brian ^[4]; ^[5]; Al‐Enizi, Abdullah M. ^[6]; ^[3]

Soochow University, Suzhou (China)
Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL (United States)
Univ. of North Texas, Denton, TX (United States)
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (United States)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
King Saud Univ., Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

The capture of the xenon and krypton from nuclear reprocessing off-gas is essential to the treatment of radioactive waste. Although various porous materials have been employed to capture Xe and Kr, the development of high-performance adsorbents capable of trapping Xe/Kr at very low partial pressure as in the nuclear reprocessing off-gas conditions remains challenging. Herein, we report a self-adjusting metal-organic framework based on multiple weak binding interactions to capture trace Xe and Kr from the nuclear reprocessing off-gas. The self-adjusting behavior of ATC-Cu and its mechanism have been visualized by the in-situ single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies and theoretical calculations. The self-adjusting behavior endows ATC-Cu unprecedented uptake capacities of 2.65 and 0.52 mmol g^-1 for Xe and Kr respectively at 0.1 bar and 298 K, as well as the record Xe capture capability from the nuclear reprocessing off-gas. Further, our work not only provides a benchmark Xe adsorbent but proposes a new route to construct smart materials for efficient separations.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); National Science Foundation (NSF); National Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province; Robert A. Welch Foundation; USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 2566143

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA--169815

Journal Information:: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition) Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 61; ISSN 1433-7851

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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