I&EC 10 |
| The generation of metal–organic-framework (MOF) enables the tailoring of novel solids with regular porosity. Since the discovery of this new family of nanoporous materials and the concept of reticular design, several hundred different MOF are known. The self-assembly of metal ions, which act as coordination centers, linked together with a variety of polyatomic organic bridging ligands, results in tailorable nanoporous host materials as robust solids with high thermal/mechanical stability. With sufficient samples now being available, the testing of metal–organic frameworks in fields of catalysis and gas processing is exemplified. Report is given on the catalytic activation of alkynes. Removal of impurities in natural gas, pressure swing separation of rare gases and storage of hydrogen will underline the prospective future industrial use of MOFs in gas processing. Comparison is made to state-of-art applications in order to outline possibilities which might be superior by using MOFs. |
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NanoPower: Creating Energy for the Future
8:30 AM-11:25 AM, Sunday, April 6, 2008 Morial Convention Center -- Rm. 231/232, Oral
Division of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry |