Temperature controlled invertible selectivity for adsorption of N(2) and CH(4) by molecular trapdoor chabazites

Chem Commun (Camb). 2014 May 7;50(35):4544-6. doi: 10.1039/c4cc00269e.

Abstract

We report an unusual operating regime for a chabazite zeolite in which the adsorption selectivity for N2 over CH4 inverts from being more selective for N2 at 253 K, to becoming less selective with increasing temperature and eventually becoming selective for CH4 over N2 above 293 K.