Journal of Inorganic Materials ›› 2020, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (6): 697-702.DOI: 10.15541/jim20190290

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Adsorption and Separation of CO2/N2 in Metal Organic Frameworks: a Theoretical Investigation

ZHAI Wanru1,WANG Jiahui1,WANG Maohuai1,DU Xuemei1,WEI Shuxian2()   

  1. 1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266580, China
    2. College of Science, China University of Petroleum, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266580, China
  • Received:2019-06-13 Revised:2019-07-08 Published:2020-06-20 Online:2019-07-23
  • Supported by:
    Shandong Natural Science Foundation, China(ZR2017MA024);Shandong Natural Science Foundation, China(ZR2019MEM005);Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China(18CX02042A);Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China(18CX07002A);Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China(18CX05011A)

Abstract:

Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) materials have received extensive attention in capture and separation of CO2. Herein, molecular dynamic simulation (MD) and grand canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulation were used to investigate the process of negative gas adsorption to DUT-49, an MOF, and the effect of structural transition on the CO2/N2 adsorption and separation behavior. Results showed that DUT-49 underwent stable structural deformation at 20-60 MPa, with a transition between open pore (DUT-49-op) and closed pore (DUT-49-cp). Its adsorption capacity decreased with the increase of temperature. DUT-49-cp owned a contractive framework, exhibiting a considerably decreasing adsorption capacity due to reduction of effective adsorption sites. In addition, its selectivity decreased significantly compared with that of DUT-49-op, and decreased with increase of temperature, which is not conducive to gas separation. The present study provides a scientific basis for the development of adsorbent materials.

Key words: metal organic framework, structural transition, gas adsorption and separation

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