In Situ Observation of Carbon Dioxide Capture on Pseudo-Liquid Eutectic Mixture-Promoted Magnesium Oxide.

Eutectic mixtures of alkali nitrates are known to increase the sorption capacity and kinetics of MgO-based sorbents. Underlying principles and mechanisms for CO capture on such sorbents have already been established; however, real-time observation of the system was not yet accomplished. In this work, we present the direct-observation of the CO capture phenomenon on a KNO-LiNO eutectic mixture (EM)-promoted MgO sample, denoted as KLM, via in situ transmission electron microscopy (in situ TEM).

Fine-Tuning of the Carbon Dioxide Capture Capability of Diamine-Grafted Metal-Organic Framework Adsorbents Through Amine Functionalization.

A combined sonication and microwave irradiation procedure provides the most effective functionalization of ethylenediamine (en) and branched primary diamines of 1-methylethylenediamine (men) and 1,1-dimethylethylenediamine (den) onto the open metal sites of Mg (dobpdc) (1). The CO capacities of the advanced adsorbents 1-en and 1-men under simulated flue gas conditions are 19 wt % and 17.4 wt %, respectively, which are the highest values reported among amine-functionalized metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) to date.

Preparation and Characterization of Palmitoyl Grafted Cellulose Nano Absorbent for the Efficient Adsorption of Pyrene from Aqueous Solution.

Palmitoyl grafted modified cellulose were prepared by simple chemical grafting method and applied as nano adsorbent for removal of pyrene from aqueous solution. The chemical properties and morphology of prepared nano-adsorbent were characterized by FT-IR, XRD, SEM, EDX, TGA, and contact angle. Results showed that palmitoyl successfully grafted on the surface of cellulose and possess effective organic functional groups for the adsorption of pyrene from aqueous solution.

Exceptional CO working capacity in a heterodiamine-grafted metal-organic framework.

An amine-functionalized metal-organic framework (MOF), dmen-Mg(dobpdc) (dmen = ,-dimethylethylenediamine), which contains a heterodiamine with both primary and tertiary amines, was prepared a post-synthetic method. This material exhibits a significant selectivity factor for CO over N that is commensurate with top-performing MOFs. It is remarkable that the solid is fully regenerated under vacuum or flowing Ar at low desorption temperatures, and following this can take up CO at more than 13 wt%.