TY - JOUR
T1 - Fluorous metal-organic frameworks with superior adsorption and hydrophobic properties toward oil spill cleanup and hydrocarbon storage
AU - Yang, Chi
AU - Kaipa, Ushasree
AU - Mather, Qian Zhang
AU - Wang, Xiaoping
AU - Nesterov, Vladimir
AU - Venero, Augustin F.
AU - Omary, Mohammad A.
PY - 2011/11/16
Y1 - 2011/11/16
N2 - We demonstrate that fluorous metal-organic frameworks (FMOFs) are highly hydrophobic porous materials with a high capacity and affinity to C 6-C 8 hydrocarbons of oil components. FMOF-1 exhibits reversible adsorption with a high capacity for n-hexane, cyclohexane, benzene, toluene, and p-xylene, with no detectable water adsorption even at near 100% relative humidity, drastically outperforming activated carbon and zeolite porous materials. FMOF-2, obtained from annealing FMOF-1, shows enlarged cages and channels with double toluene adsorption vs FMOF-1 based on crystal structures. The results suggest great promise for FMOFs in applications such as removal of organic pollutants from oil spills or ambient humid air, hydrocarbon storage and transportation, water purification, etc. under practical working conditions.
AB - We demonstrate that fluorous metal-organic frameworks (FMOFs) are highly hydrophobic porous materials with a high capacity and affinity to C 6-C 8 hydrocarbons of oil components. FMOF-1 exhibits reversible adsorption with a high capacity for n-hexane, cyclohexane, benzene, toluene, and p-xylene, with no detectable water adsorption even at near 100% relative humidity, drastically outperforming activated carbon and zeolite porous materials. FMOF-2, obtained from annealing FMOF-1, shows enlarged cages and channels with double toluene adsorption vs FMOF-1 based on crystal structures. The results suggest great promise for FMOFs in applications such as removal of organic pollutants from oil spills or ambient humid air, hydrocarbon storage and transportation, water purification, etc. under practical working conditions.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/80755123269
U2 - 10.1021/ja208408n
DO - 10.1021/ja208408n
M3 - Article
C2 - 21981413
AN - SCOPUS:80755123269
SN - 0002-7863
VL - 133
SP - 18094
EP - 18097
JO - Journal of the American Chemical Society
JF - Journal of the American Chemical Society
IS - 45
ER -