A Scalable Robust Microporous Al-MOF for Post-Combustion Carbon Capture.

Herein, a robust microporous aluminum tetracarboxylate framework, MIL-120(Al)-AP, (MIL, AP: Institute Lavoisier and Ambient Pressure synthesis, respectively) is reported, which exhibits high CO uptake (1.9 mmol g at 0.1 bar, 298 K).

Microbial co-culturing strategies for fructo-oligosaccharide production.

Fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS) mixtures produced by fermentation contain large amounts of non-prebiotic sugars. Here we propose a mixed culture of Aureobasidium pullulans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells to produce FOS and consume the small saccharides simultaneously, thereby increasing FOS purity in the mixture. The use of immobilised A.

Synthesis Optimization, Shaping, and Heat Reallocation Evaluation of the Hydrophilic Metal-Organic Framework MIL-160(Al).

The energy-storage capacities of a series of water-stable porous metal-organic frameworks, based on high-valence metal cations (Al , Fe , Cr , Ti , Zr ) and polycarboxylate linkers, were evaluated under the typical conditions of seasonal energy-storage devices. The results showed that the microporous hydrophilic Al-dicarboxylate MIL-160(Al) exhibited one of the best performances. To assess the properties of this material for space-heating applications on a laboratory pilot scale with an open reactor, a new synthetic route involving safer, greener conditions was developed.

A robust amino-functionalized titanium(iv) based MOF for improved separation of acid gases.

A combination of adsorption, microcalorimetry, infra-red spectroscopy and modeling has been implemented to reveal the potential of the H2S resistant amino-functionalized Ti MOF MIL-125 porous solid for the concomitant elimination of CO2 and H2S from biogas and natural gas.

Adsorption of carbon dioxide, methane, and their mixtures in porous carbons: effect of surface chemistry, water content, and pore disorder.

The adsorption of carbon dioxide, methane, and their mixtures in nanoporous carbons in the presence of water is studied using experiments and molecular simulations. Both the experimental and numerical samples contain polar groups that account for their partially hydrophilicity. For small amounts of adsorbed water, although the shape of the adsorption isotherms remain similar, both the molecular simulations and experiments show a slight decrease in the CO2 and CH4 adsorption amounts.

Metal-organic frameworks for the storage and delivery of biologically active hydrogen sulfide.

Hydrogen sulfide is an extremely toxic gas that is also of great interest for biological applications when delivered in the correct amount and at the desired rate. Here we show that the highly porous metal-organic frameworks with the CPO-27 structure can bind the hydrogen sulfide relatively strongly, allowing the storage of the gas for at least several months. Delivered gas is biologically active in preliminary vasodilation studies of porcine arteries, and the structure of the hydrogen sulfide molecules inside the framework has been elucidated using a combination of powder X-ray diffraction and pair distribution function analysis.

Separation of CO2-CH4 mixtures in the mesoporous MIL-100(Cr) MOF: experimental and modelling approaches.

Carbon dioxide is the main undesirable compound present in raw natural gas and biogas. Physisorption based adsorption processes such as pressure swing adsorption (PSA) are one of the solutions to selectively adsorb CO(2) from CH(4). Some hybrid crystalline porous materials that belong to the family of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) show larger CO(2) adsorption capacity compared to the usual industrial adsorbents, such as zeolites and most activated carbons, which makes them potentially promising for such applications.

Noble-metal-based catalysts supported on zeolites and macro-mesoporous metal oxide supports for the total oxidation of volatile organic compounds.

The use of porous materials to eliminate volatile organic compounds (VOCs) has proven very effective towards achieving sustainability and environmental protection goals. The activity of zeolites and macro-mesoporous metal-oxide supports in the total oxidation of VOCs has been investigated, with and without noble-metal deposition, to develop highly active catalyst systems where the formation of by-products was minimal. The first catalysts employed were zeolites, which offered a good activity in the oxidation of VOCs, but were rapidly deactivated by coke deposition.

An experimental and molecular simulation study of the adsorption of carbon dioxide and methane in nanoporous carbons in the presence of water.

The adsorption of carbon dioxide and methane in nanoporous carbons in the presence of water is studied using experiments and molecular simulations. For all amounts of adsorbed water molecules, the adsorption isotherms for carbon dioxide and methane resemble those obtained for pure fluids. The pore filling mechanism does not seem to be affected by the presence of the water molecules.

Why hybrid porous solids capture greenhouse gases?

Hybrid porous solids, with their tunable structures, their multifunctional properties and their numerous applications, are currently topical, particularly in the domain of adsorption and storage of greenhouse gases. Most of the data reported so far concern the performances of these solids in this domain, particularly in terms of adsorbed amounts of gas but do not explain at the atomic level why and how adsorption and storage occur. From a combination of structural, spectroscopic, thermodynamic experiments and of molecular simulations, this tutorial review proposes answers to these open questions with a special emphasis on CO(2) and CH(4) storage by some rigid and flexible hybrid porous materials.

Amine-bearing mesoporous silica for CO(2) and H(2)S removal from natural gas and biogas.

Triamine-grafted pore-expanded mesoporous silica (TRI-PE-MCM-41) exhibited high CO(2) and H(2)S adsorption capacity as well as high selectivity toward acid gases versus CH(4). Unlike physical adsorbents such as zeolites and activated carbons, the presence of moisture in the feed enhanced the CO(2) removal capability of TRI-PE-MCM-41 without altering its H(2)S adsorption capacity. Thus, depending on the feed composition, CO(2) and H(2)S may be removed over TRI-PE-MCM-41 simultaneously or sequentially.

Comparative study of hydrogen sulfide adsorption in the MIL-53(Al, Cr, Fe), MIL-47(V), MIL-100(Cr), and MIL-101(Cr) metal-organic frameworks at room temperature.

Hydrogen sulfide gravimetric isotherm adsorption measurements were carried out on MIL-53(Al, Cr, Fe), MIL-47(V), MIL-100(Cr), and MIL-101(Cr) metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). A two-step adsorption mechanism related to a breathing effect was observed for MIL-53 terephthalate-based MOFs. Methane adsorption measurements highlighted the regenerability of MIL-53(Al, Cr) and MIL-47(V) MOFs after H(2)S treatment, whereas MIL-100 and MIL-101 CH(4) adsorption capacities were significantly decreased.

High uptakes of CO2 and CH4 in mesoporous metal-organic frameworks MIL-100 and MIL-101.

Mesoporous MOFs MIL-100 and MIL-101 adsorb huge amounts of CO2 and CH4. Characterization was performed using both manometry and gravimetry in different laboratories for isotherms coupled with microcalorimetry and FTIR to specify the gas-solid interactions. In particular, the uptake of carbon dioxide in MIL-101 has been shown to occur with a record capacity of 40 mmol g(-1) or 390 cm3STP cm(-3) at 5 MPa and 303 K.