Efficient CO2/CO Separation by Pressure Swing Adsorption Using an Intrinsically Nanoporous Molecular Crystal

Yao Ting Wang, Said Jalife, Alexandra Robles, Miloš Đerić, Judy I. Wu, Watchareeya Kaveevivitchai, Ognjen Miljanić, Teng Hao Chen

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Abstract

The physisorption-based separation of CO2from CO is an energy-efficient yet challenging approach to obtain pure CO. We have applied an intrinsically porous molecular crystal (PMC), assembled from the readily synthesized macrocyclic cyclotetrabenzoin acetate to the problem of CO2/CO separation. This nanoporous material possesses both kinetic (micropore) and thermodynamic (CO2-πand CO2-carbonyl interactions) factors needed for selective CO2capture. The moderate CO2-adsorbent interaction allows easy regeneration needed for pressure swing adsorption (PSA). Both trace (1%) and bulk (50%) amounts of CO2can be removed from CO2/CO gas mixtures in PSA processes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)14021-14026
Number of pages6
JournalACS Applied Nano Materials
Volume5
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022 Oct 28

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Materials Science

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