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Author(s): | Patrícia A. P. Mendes Patricia Horcajada Sébastien Rives Hong Ren Alírio E. Rodrigues Thomas Devic Emmanuel Magnier Philippe Trens Hervé Jobic Jacques Ollivier Guillaume Maurin Christian Serre José A. C. Silva |
Title: | A Complete Separation of Hexane Isomers by a Functionalized Flexible Metal Organic Framework |
Issue Date: | 2014 |
Abstract: | The separation ability of branched alkane isomers (nHEX, 3MP, 22DMB) of the flexible and functionalized microporous iron(III) dicarboxylate MIL-53(Fe)-(CF3)(2) solid is evaluated through a combination of breakthrough experiments (binary or ternary mixtures), adsorption isotherms, X-ray diffraction temperature analysis, quasi-elastic neutron scattering measurements and molecular dynamics simulations. A kinetically controlled molecular sieve separation between the di-branched isomer of hexane 22DMB from a mixture of paraffins is achieved. The reported total separation between mono-and di-branched alkanes which was neither predicted nor observed so far in any class of porous solids is spectacular and paves the way towards a potential unprecedented upgrading of the RON of gasoline. |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10216/106812 |
Related Information: | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia/Projetos Estratégicos/PEst-C/EQB/LA0020/2013/PROJECTO ESTRATÉGICO - LA 20 - 2013-2014/LA 20 |
Document Type: | Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional |
Rights: | restrictedAccess |
Appears in Collections: | FEUP - Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional |
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