Porous materials with open metal sites have been investigated to separate various gas mixtures. However, open metal sites show the limitation in the separation of some challenging gas mixtures, such as C2H2/CO2. Herein, we propose a new type of ultra‐strong C2H2nano‐trap based on multiple binding interactions to efficiently capture C2H2molecules and separate C2H2/CO2mixture. The ultra‐strong acetylene nano‐trap shows a benchmark
Porous materials with open metal sites have been investigated to separate various gas mixtures. However, open metal sites show the limitation in the separation of some challenging gas mixtures, such as C2H2/CO2. Herein, we propose a new type of ultra‐strong C2H2nano‐trap based on multiple binding interactions to efficiently capture C2H2molecules and separate C2H2/CO2mixture. The ultra‐strong acetylene nano‐trap shows a benchmark
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10235919
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Angewandte Chemie
- Volume:
- 133
- Issue:
- 10
- ISSN:
- 0044-8249
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- p. 5343-5348
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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