Conformation‐Controlled Molecular Sieving Effects for Membrane‐Based Propylene/Propane Separation

• Published in: Advanced materials (Weinheim) Vol. 31; no. 14; pp. e1807513 - n/a
• Main Authors: Liu, Yang, Chen, Zhijie, Liu, Gongping, Belmabkhout, Youssef, Adil, Karim, Eddaoudi, Mohamed, Koros, William
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 05.04.2019
• Subjects: Apertures; Fillers; Materials science; Membranes; Metal-organic frameworks; mixed‐matrix membranes; MOFs; Molecular sieves; Propane; Propylene; propylene/propane; Selectivity; Separation; Zirconium; propylene/propane; mixed-matrix membranes; MOFs; separation

Membrane‐based separation is poised to reduce the operation cost of propylene/propane separation; however, identifying a suitable molecular sieve for membrane development is still an ongoing challenge. Here, the successful identification and use of a metal–organic framework (MOF) material as fillers...