Quest for anionic MOF membranes: continuous sod-ZMOF membrane with CO2 adsorption-driven selectivity

by B.A. Al-Maythalony, O. Shekhah, R. Swaidan, Y. Belmabkhout, I. Pinnau, M. Eddaoudi
Year: 2015 DOI: 10.1021/ja511495j

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J. Am. Chem. Soc., 137 (5), pp 1754–1757, (2015)

Abstract

We report the fabrication of the first continuous zeolite-like metal–organic framework (ZMOF) thin-film membrane. A pure phase sod-ZMOF, sodalite topology, membrane was grown and supported on a porous alumina substrate using a solvothermal crystallization method. The absence of pinhole defects in the film was confirmed and supported by the occurrence of quantifiable time-lags, for all studied gases, during constant volume/variable pressure permeation tests. For both pure and mixed gas feeds, the sod-ZMOF-1 membrane exhibits favorable permeation selectivity toward carbon dioxide over relevant industrial gases such as H2, N2, and CH4, and it is mainly governed by favorable CO2 adsorption.
 

Keywords

Anionic MOF membranes