Abstract
The separation of styrene and ethylbenzene mixtures is industrially important and is currently performed in highly energy-intensive vacuum distillation columns. The primary objective of our investigation is to offer an energy-efficient alternative for selective adsorption of styrene by a flexible metal-organic framework, DynaMOF-100. The structural transformation of DynaMOF-100 is specifically triggered on inclusion of styrene within the framework; this structural transformation is reversible. The styrene/ethylbenzene adsorption selectivity, originated as an outcome of the framework flexibility, is found to be much superior to the only two MOFs yet reported, serving styrene/ethylbenzene separation purpose.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4403-4408 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Inorganic Chemistry |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 9 |
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| Publication status | Published - 4 May 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |