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Title: Topologically guided tuning of Zr-MOF pore structures for highly selective separation of C6 alkane isomers

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Effective separation of alkane isomers is a critical step in the petroleum refining process to produce gasoline with high octane rating. Current technology relies on energy intensive distillation method. Adsorptive separation using porous solids offers an alternative route that is more cost effective, lower energy and higher efficiency. Guided by topology-directed design and synthesis, we have developed a series of zirconium-based metal-organic frameworks with optimized pore structure for efficient separation of C6 alkane isomers, Zr-bptc adsorbs a large amount of n-hexane while excluding branched isomers. The n-hexane uptake is ~70% higher than that of a benchmark adsorbent, zeolite-5A. A derivative structure, Zr-abtc, is capable of discriminating all three C6 isomers with a high separation factor for 3-methylpentane over 2,3-dimethylbutane. This property is important for producing gasoline with further improved quality.

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Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ (United States)
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USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division
OSTI Identifier:
1505257
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FG02-08ER46491
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Journal Name:
Nature Communications
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Journal Volume: 9; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723
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Nature Publishing Group
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United States
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English
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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

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Wang, Hao, Dong, Xinglong, Lin, Junzhong, Teat, Simon J., Jensen, Stephanie, Cure, Jeremy, Alexandrov, Eugeny V., Xia, Qibin, Tan, Kui, Wang, Qining, Olson, David H., Proserpio, Davide M., Chabal, Yves J., Thonhauser, Timo, Sun, Junliang, Han, Yu, and Li, Jing. Topologically guided tuning of Zr-MOF pore structures for highly selective separation of C6 alkane isomers. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04152-5.
Wang, Hao, Dong, Xinglong, Lin, Junzhong, Teat, Simon J., Jensen, Stephanie, Cure, Jeremy, Alexandrov, Eugeny V., Xia, Qibin, Tan, Kui, Wang, Qining, Olson, David H., Proserpio, Davide M., Chabal, Yves J., Thonhauser, Timo, Sun, Junliang, Han, Yu, & Li, Jing. Topologically guided tuning of Zr-MOF pore structures for highly selective separation of C6 alkane isomers. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04152-5
Wang, Hao, Dong, Xinglong, Lin, Junzhong, Teat, Simon J., Jensen, Stephanie, Cure, Jeremy, Alexandrov, Eugeny V., Xia, Qibin, Tan, Kui, Wang, Qining, Olson, David H., Proserpio, Davide M., Chabal, Yves J., Thonhauser, Timo, Sun, Junliang, Han, Yu, and Li, Jing. Tue . "Topologically guided tuning of Zr-MOF pore structures for highly selective separation of C6 alkane isomers". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04152-5. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1505257.
@article{osti_1505257,
title = {Topologically guided tuning of Zr-MOF pore structures for highly selective separation of C6 alkane isomers},
author = {Wang, Hao and Dong, Xinglong and Lin, Junzhong and Teat, Simon J. and Jensen, Stephanie and Cure, Jeremy and Alexandrov, Eugeny V. and Xia, Qibin and Tan, Kui and Wang, Qining and Olson, David H. and Proserpio, Davide M. and Chabal, Yves J. and Thonhauser, Timo and Sun, Junliang and Han, Yu and Li, Jing},
abstractNote = {Effective separation of alkane isomers is a critical step in the petroleum refining process to produce gasoline with high octane rating. Current technology relies on energy intensive distillation method. Adsorptive separation using porous solids offers an alternative route that is more cost effective, lower energy and higher efficiency. Guided by topology-directed design and synthesis, we have developed a series of zirconium-based metal-organic frameworks with optimized pore structure for efficient separation of C6 alkane isomers, Zr-bptc adsorbs a large amount of n-hexane while excluding branched isomers. The n-hexane uptake is ~70% higher than that of a benchmark adsorbent, zeolite-5A. A derivative structure, Zr-abtc, is capable of discriminating all three C6 isomers with a high separation factor for 3-methylpentane over 2,3-dimethylbutane. This property is important for producing gasoline with further improved quality.},
doi = {10.1038/s41467-018-04152-5},
journal = {Nature Communications},
number = 1,
volume = 9,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Tue May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}

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