Sustainable Separations of C4‐Hydrocarbons by Using Microporous Materials

• Published in: ChemSusChem Vol. 10; no. 20; pp. 3947 - 3963
• Main Authors: Gehre, Mascha, Guo, Zhiyong, Rothenberg, Gadi, Tanase, Stefania
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 23.10.2017; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Adsorbates; Adsorbents; adsorption; Adsorptivity; Distillation; Hydrocarbons; Isomers; Metal-organic frameworks; microporous materials; Refineries; Review; Reviews; Selectivity; Separation; Zeolites

Petrochemical refineries must separate hydrocarbon mixtures on a large scale for the production of fuels and chemicals. Typically, these hydrocarbons are separated by distillation, which is extremely energy intensive. This high energy cost can be mitigated by developing materials that can enable eff...