Breathing‐Assisted Selective Adsorption of C8 Alkyl Aromatics in Zn‐Based Metal‐Organic Frameworks

• Published in: Chemistry : a European journal Vol. 27; no. 60; pp. 14851 - 14857
• Main Authors: Lee, Jihyun, Kim, Younghoon, Son, Younghu, Kim, Hyehyun, Nam Choi, Yong, D'Alessandro, Deanna, Chandra Rao, Purna, Yoon, Minyoung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 25.10.2021
• Subjects: adsorption; Aromatic compounds; Benzene; Binary mixtures; Boiling points; breathing effect; Chemical separation; Chemistry; Dimethylformamide; Ethane; Ethylbenzene; flexibility; Industrial applications; isomer separation; Isomers; Metal-organic frameworks; Molecular structure; Organic solvents; Pore size; Selective adsorption; Sorption; Water vapor; Xylene; Zinc

The breathing phenomenon in metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs) has revealed supramolecular host‐guest interactions that could be beneficial for chemical separation in numerous industrial applications. The cost‐effective purification of C8 alkyl aromatics such as o‐xylene, m‐xylene, p‐xylene, and ethylb...