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

Abstract

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.

Inventors:

Wilmer, Christopher E.; Leaf, Michael; Snurr, Randall Q.; Farha, Omar K.; Hupp, Joseph T.

Issue Date:

Tue Apr 21 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Research Org.:

Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE

OSTI Identifier:

1178250

Patent Number(s):

9012368

Application Number:

13/543,189

Assignee:

Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION

B01D2253/204 - Metal organic frameworks
B01D2257/102 - Nitrogen
B01D2257/7025 - Methane
B01D53/02 - by adsorption, e.g. preparative gas chromatography {
B01D53/04 - with stationary adsorbents {

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY

B01J20/0211 - {Compounds of Ti, Zr, Hf}
B01J20/0214 - {Compounds of V, Nb, Ta}
B01J20/0237 - {Compounds of Cu}
B01J20/0244 - {Compounds of Zn}
B01J20/22 - comprising organic material
B01J20/223 - {containing metals, e.g. organo-metallic compounds, coordination complexes}
B01J20/226 - {Coordination polymers, e.g. metal-organic frameworks [MOF], zeolitic imidazolate frameworks [ZIF]

C - CHEMISTRY C07 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY C07F - ACYCLIC, CARBOCYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING ELEMENTS OTHER THAN CARBON, HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN, SULFUR, SELENIUM OR TELLURIUM

C07F1/08 - Copper compounds
C07F3/06 - Zinc compounds

C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09K - MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE

C09K3/00 - Materials not provided for elsewhere

F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F17 - STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS F17C - VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES

F17C11/00 - Use of gas-solvents or gas-sorbents in vessels {
F17C11/002 - {for acetylene}
F17C11/005 - {for hydrogen}
F17C11/007 - {for hydrocarbon gases, such as methane or natural gas, propane, butane or mixtures thereof [LPG]}

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

G01N33/20 - Metals

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02C - CAPTURE, STORAGE, SEQUESTRATION OR DISPOSAL OF GREENHOUSE GASES [GHG]

Y02C20/20 - of methane

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS

Y02P20/156 - Methane [CH4]

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DOE Contract Number:  

FG02-08ER15967

Resource Type:

Patent

Resource Relation:

Patent File Date: 2012 Jul 06

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English

Subject:

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY