Based upon the thiophene-2,5-dicarboxylic acid(H_(2)Tdc),a novel[Sc_(3)(μ_(2)-OH)_(3)(CO_(2))_(4)O_(6)]n inorganic chain-based Sc-MOF with decorated nitrate ions,{[Sc_(3)(OH)_(2)(Tdc)_(3)(NO_(3))]⋅H_(2)O}_(∞)(AEU-1;...Based upon the thiophene-2,5-dicarboxylic acid(H_(2)Tdc),a novel[Sc_(3)(μ_(2)-OH)_(3)(CO_(2))_(4)O_(6)]n inorganic chain-based Sc-MOF with decorated nitrate ions,{[Sc_(3)(OH)_(2)(Tdc)_(3)(NO_(3))]⋅H_(2)O}_(∞)(AEU-1;AEU for Army Engineering University of PLA),was synthesized,which shows good water and chemical stabilities.Significantly,due to channel constriction accompanied by the polar window caused by introducing nitrate ions,AEU-1 exhibits high C_(2)H_(6)/C_(2)H_(4)adsorption selectivity comparable to many famous C_(2)H_(6)-selective MOFs,making it a promising candidate for the purification of methanol-to-olefin(MTO)products.Furthermore,theoretical investigations reveal that the introduced nitrate ions in AEU-1 as the main adsorption sites could provide strong interactions between the framework and C2H6/C3H6 in the full-contacting mode,leading to an increase in the adsorption enthalpies(Qst)of C_(2)H_(6)and C_(3)H_(6),and thus further improving the C_(2)H_(6)/C_(2)H_(4)and C_(3)H_(6)/C_(2)H_(4)adsorption selectivity.Our work could open up a new avenue for constructing MOFs with inorganic polar moieties as adsorption sites for one-step C_(2)H_(4)purification and C3H6 recovery from MTO mixtures with high selectivity.展开更多
基金supported by the Youth Autonomous Innovation Funding from Army Engineering University of PLA(KYJBJKQTZQ23005)the Basic Discipline Incubation Funding from Army Engineering University of PLA(KYJBJKQTZK23011).
文摘Based upon the thiophene-2,5-dicarboxylic acid(H_(2)Tdc),a novel[Sc_(3)(μ_(2)-OH)_(3)(CO_(2))_(4)O_(6)]n inorganic chain-based Sc-MOF with decorated nitrate ions,{[Sc_(3)(OH)_(2)(Tdc)_(3)(NO_(3))]⋅H_(2)O}_(∞)(AEU-1;AEU for Army Engineering University of PLA),was synthesized,which shows good water and chemical stabilities.Significantly,due to channel constriction accompanied by the polar window caused by introducing nitrate ions,AEU-1 exhibits high C_(2)H_(6)/C_(2)H_(4)adsorption selectivity comparable to many famous C_(2)H_(6)-selective MOFs,making it a promising candidate for the purification of methanol-to-olefin(MTO)products.Furthermore,theoretical investigations reveal that the introduced nitrate ions in AEU-1 as the main adsorption sites could provide strong interactions between the framework and C2H6/C3H6 in the full-contacting mode,leading to an increase in the adsorption enthalpies(Qst)of C_(2)H_(6)and C_(3)H_(6),and thus further improving the C_(2)H_(6)/C_(2)H_(4)and C_(3)H_(6)/C_(2)H_(4)adsorption selectivity.Our work could open up a new avenue for constructing MOFs with inorganic polar moieties as adsorption sites for one-step C_(2)H_(4)purification and C3H6 recovery from MTO mixtures with high selectivity.
