Phenyl Groups Result in the Highest Benzene Storage and Most Efficient Desulfurization in a Series of Isostructural Metal-Organic Frameworks

Wen-Wen He; Guang-Sheng Yang; Yu-Jia Tang; Shun-Li Li; Shu-Ran Zhang; Zhong-Min Su; Ya-Qian Lan

doi:10.1002/chem.201500815

Phenyl Groups Result in the Highest Benzene Storage and Most Efficient Desulfurization in a Series of Isostructural Metal-Organic Frameworks

Chemistry. 2015 Jun 26;21(27):9784-9. doi: 10.1002/chem.201500815. Epub 2015 May 26.

Authors

Wen-Wen He¹, Guang-Sheng Yang¹, Yu-Jia Tang², Shun-Li Li², Shu-Ran Zhang¹, Zhong-Min Su³, Ya-Qian Lan^{4

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Affiliations

¹ Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast NormalUniversity, Changchun, 130024 Jilin (P.R. China).
² Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, School of Chemistry and MaterialsScience, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023,Jiangsu (P.R. China).
³ Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast NormalUniversity, Changchun, 130024 Jilin (P.R. China). zmsu@nenu.edu.cn.
⁴ Institute of Functional Material Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast NormalUniversity, Changchun, 130024 Jilin (P.R. China). yqlan@njnu.edu.cn.
⁵ Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Biofunctional Materials, School of Chemistry and MaterialsScience, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023,Jiangsu (P.R. China). yqlan@njnu.edu.cn.

PMID: 26015079
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201500815

Abstract

A series of isoreticular metal-organic frameworks (MOFs; NENU-511-NENU-514), which all have high surface areas and strong adsorption capacities, have been successfully constructed by using mixed ligands. NENU-513 has the highest benzene capacity of 1687 mg g(-1) at 298 K, which ranks as the top MOF material among those reported up to now. This NENU series has been used for adsorptive desulfurization because of its permanent porosity. The results indicate that this series has a higher adsorptive efficiency in the removal of organosulfur compounds than other MOF materials, especially NENU-511, which has the highest adsorptive efficiency in the ambient atmosphere. This study proves that the design and synthesis of targeted MOFs with higher surface areas and with functional groups present is an efficient method to enhance benzene-storage capacity and the adsorption of organosulfur compounds.

Keywords: benzene storage; desulfurization; isostructural; metal-organic frameworks; phenyl groups.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't