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Zhu H, Szymczyk A, Ghoufi A. Multiscale modelling of transport in polymer-based reverse-osmosis/nanofiltration membranes: present and future. DISCOVER NANO 2024; 19:91. [PMID: 38771417 PMCID: PMC11109084 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-024-04020-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
Abstract
Nanofiltration (NF) and reverse osmosis (RO) processes are physical separation technologies used to remove contaminants from liquid streams by employing dense polymer-based membranes with nanometric voids that confine fluids at the nanoscale. At this level, physical properties such as solvent and solute permeabilities are intricately linked to molecular interactions. Initially, numerous studies focused on developing macroscopic transport models to gain insights into separation properties at the nanometer scale. However, continuum-based models have limitations in nanoconfined situations that can be overcome by force field molecular simulations. Continuum-based models heavily rely on bulk properties, often neglecting critical factors like liquid structuring, pore geometry, and molecular/chemical specifics. Molecular/mesoscale simulations, while encompassing these details, often face limitations in time and spatial scales. Therefore, achieving a comprehensive understanding of transport requires a synergistic integration of both approaches through a multiscale approach that effectively combines and merges both scales. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art in multiscale modeling of transport through NF/RO membranes, spanning from the nanoscale to continuum media.
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- Haochen Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Rd., Shanghai, 200092, China.
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- CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes) - UMR 6226, Univ Rennes, 35000, Rennes, France.
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- CNRS, ICMPE (Institut de Chimie et des Matériaux Paris-Est) - UMR 7182, Univ Paris-East Creteil, 94320, Thiais, France.
- CNRS, IPR (Institut de Physique de Rennes) - UMR 6251, Univ Rennes, 35000, Rennes, France.
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Ben-Cheik Mansour N, Paredes J, Zhao H, Szymczyk A, Ferjani E, Ghoufi A. Water transport through a two-dimensional nanoporous material: is there a relationship between water flux and surface tension? Mol Phys 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2022.2038296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Nadia Ben-Cheik Mansour
- Univ Rennes, CNRS, IPR (Institut de Physique de Rennes) – UMR 6251, Rennes, France
- Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences of Tunisia University of Tunis el Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, IPR (Institut de Physique de Rennes) – UMR 6251, Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, IPR (Institut de Physique de Rennes) – UMR 6251, Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes) – UMR 6226, Rennes, France
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- Higher Institute of Sciences and Technologies of Environment of Borj Cedria, University of Carthage, Borj Cedria, Tunisia
- Membrane Technology Laboratory, Water Researches and Technologies Centre of Borj-Cedria (CERTE), Soliman, Tunisia
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, IPR (Institut de Physique de Rennes) – UMR 6251, Rennes, France
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Mayorga-González R, Rivera-Torrente M, Nikolopoulos N, Bossers KW, Valadian R, Yus J, Seoane B, Weckhuysen BM, Meirer F. Visualizing defects and pore connectivity within metal-organic frameworks by X-ray transmission tomography. Chem Sci 2021; 12:8458-8467. [PMID: 34221328 PMCID: PMC8221180 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc00607j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) have the potential to change the landscape of molecular separations in chemical processes owing to their ability of selectively binding molecules. Their molecular sorting properties generally rely on the micro- and meso-pore structure, as well as on the presence of coordinatively unsaturated sites that interact with the different chemical species present in the feed. In this work, we show a first-of-its-kind tomographic imaging of the crystal morphology of a metal-organic framework by means of transmission X-ray microscopy (TXM), including a detailed data reconstruction and processing approach. Corroboration with Focused Ion Beam-Scanning Electron Microscopy (FIB-SEM) images shows the potential of this strategy for further (non-destructively) assessing the inner architecture of MOF crystals. By doing this, we have unraveled the presence of large voids in the internal structure of a MIL-47(V) crystal, which are typically thought of as rather homogeneous lattices. This challenges the established opinion that hydrothermal syntheses yield relatively defect-free material and sheds further light on the internal morphology of crystals.
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- Rafael Mayorga-González
- Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis Group, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University Universiteitsweg 99 3584 CG Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis Group, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University Universiteitsweg 99 3584 CG Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis Group, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University Universiteitsweg 99 3584 CG Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis Group, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University Universiteitsweg 99 3584 CG Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis Group, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University Universiteitsweg 99 3584 CG Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Instituto de Cerámica y Vidrio, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) Kelsen 5 28049 Madrid Spain
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis Group, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University Universiteitsweg 99 3584 CG Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis Group, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University Universiteitsweg 99 3584 CG Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis Group, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University Universiteitsweg 99 3584 CG Utrecht The Netherlands
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AbstractNanoporous solids are ubiquitous in chemical, energy, and environmental processes, where controlled transport of molecules through the pores plays a crucial role. They are used as sorbents, chromatographic or membrane materials for separations, and as catalysts and catalyst supports. Defined as materials where confinement effects lead to substantial deviations from bulk diffusion, nanoporous materials include crystalline microporous zeotypes and metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), and a number of semi-crystalline and amorphous mesoporous solids, as well as hierarchically structured materials, containing both nanopores and wider meso- or macropores to facilitate transport over macroscopic distances. The ranges of pore sizes, shapes, and topologies spanned by these materials represent a considerable challenge for predicting molecular diffusivities, but fundamental understanding also provides an opportunity to guide the design of new nanoporous materials to increase the performance of transport limited processes. Remarkable progress in synthesis increasingly allows these designs to be put into practice. Molecular simulation techniques have been used in conjunction with experimental measurements to examine in detail the fundamental diffusion processes within nanoporous solids, to provide insight into the free energy landscape navigated by adsorbates, and to better understand nano-confinement effects. Pore network models, discrete particle models and synthesis-mimicking atomistic models allow to tackle diffusion in mesoporous and hierarchically structured porous materials, where multiscale approaches benefit from ever cheaper parallel computing and higher resolution imaging. Here, we discuss synergistic combinations of simulation and experiment to showcase theoretical progress and computational techniques that have been successful in predicting guest diffusion and providing insights. We also outline where new fundamental developments and experimental techniques are needed to enable more accurate predictions for complex systems.
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Ben Cheick Mansour N, Ouiten ML, Soldera A, Szymczyk A, Ghoufi A. Static dielectric permittivity of ionic liquids ultraconfined in carbon nanotubes. NANO EXPRESS 2021. [DOI: 10.1088/2632-959x/abed3f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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In this work the parallel component of the static dielectric permittivity,
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of ionic liquids ultraconfined into flexible carbon nanotubes of radius of 1.2 nm and 2.4 nm is evaluated from molecular dynamics simulations. We show an enhancement of
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Millange F, Walton RI. MIL-53 and its Isoreticular Analogues: a Review of the Chemistry and Structure of a Prototypical Flexible Metal-Organic Framework. Isr J Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201800084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Franck Millange
- Département de Chimie; Université de Versailles-St-Quentin-en-Yvelines; 45 Avenue des États-Unis 78035 Versailles cedex France
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Warwick; Gibbet Hill Road Coventry CV4 7AL United Kingdom
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Essafri I, Courtin J, Ghoufi A. Numerical evidence of heterogeneity and nanophases in a binary liquid confined at the nanoscale. MOLECULAR SIMULATION 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2018.1444762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- I. Essafri
- Institut de Physique de Rennes, UMR CNRS 6251, Université Rennes 1, Rennes, France
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- Institut de Physique de Rennes, UMR CNRS 6251, Université Rennes 1, Rennes, France
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- Institut de Physique de Rennes, UMR CNRS 6251, Université Rennes 1, Rennes, France
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Pillai RS, Jobic H, Koza MM, Nouar F, Serre C, Maurin G, Ramsahye NA. Diffusion of Carbon Dioxide and Nitrogen in the Small‐Pore Titanium Bis(phosphonate) Metal–Organic Framework MIL‐91 (Ti): A Combination of Quasielastic Neutron Scattering Measurements and Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Chemphyschem 2017; 18:2739-2746. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201700459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Revised: 06/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Renjith Sasimohanan Pillai
- Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier, UMR-5253Université de Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM Place E. Bataillon Montpellier cedex 05 34095 France
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- Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse et l'Environnement de Lyon, CNRSUniversité de Lyon 2. Av. A. Einstein 69626 Villeurbanne France
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- Paris Res UnivEcole Super Phys & Chim Ind Paris, Ecole Normale Super, Inst Mat Poreux Paris, FRE CNRS 2000 Paris France
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- Paris Res UnivEcole Super Phys & Chim Ind Paris, Ecole Normale Super, Inst Mat Poreux Paris, FRE CNRS 2000 Paris France
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- Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier, UMR-5253Université de Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM Place E. Bataillon Montpellier cedex 05 34095 France
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- Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier, UMR-5253Université de Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM Place E. Bataillon Montpellier cedex 05 34095 France
- Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier, UMR-525Université de Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM Institution 8 rue de l'Ecole Normale, cedex 05 34296 France
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Férey G. Structural flexibility in crystallized matter: from history to applications. Dalton Trans 2016; 45:4073-89. [PMID: 26537002 DOI: 10.1039/c5dt03547c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The large reversible flexibility of hybrid crystallized matter is relatively new. After briefly recalling the history of this discovery, the article will analyze the different parameters influencing this phenomenon. They relate first to the various structural characteristics of the framework, in both its inorganic and organic parts. The influence of the energies of the guest-guest and host-guest interactions is then analyzed. Once the reasons are explained, a third section will be devoted to the various physical properties of these flexible solids. The last section concerns recent industrial applications of this family of solids.
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- Gérard Férey
- Académie des Sciences & Institut Lavoisier, Université de Versailles, 45, Avenue des Etats-Unis, 78035, Versailles Cedex, France.
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Ultrafast diffusion of Ionic Liquids Confined in Carbon Nanotubes. Sci Rep 2016; 6:28518. [PMID: 27334208 PMCID: PMC4917821 DOI: 10.1038/srep28518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2016] [Accepted: 06/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Over the past decade many works have focused on various aspects of the dynamics of liquids confined at the nanoscale such as e.g. water flow enhancement through carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Transport of room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) through various nanochannels has also been explored and some conflicting findings about their translational dynamics have been reported. In this work, we focus on translational dynamics of RTILs confined in various CNTs. By means of molecular dynamics simulations we highlight a substantially enhanced diffusion of confined RTILs with an increase up to two orders of magnitude with respect to bulk-phase properties. This ultrafast diffusion of RTILs inside CNTs is shown to result from the combination of various factors such as low friction, molecular stacking, size, helicity, curvature and cooperative dynamics effects.
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Férey G. Giant flexibility of crystallized organic–inorganic porous solids: facts, reasons, effects and applications. NEW J CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5nj02747k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Giant structural flexibility is a characteristic of organic–inorganic frameworks. This perspective describes its history, its behaviours, the analysis of its structural reasons at its consequences in terms of properties and applications.
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- Gérard Férey
- Institut Lavoisier
- Université de Versailles
- Versailles
- France
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Quasi-elastic neutron scattering allows us to observe single-file diffusion of neopentane in MIL-47(V).
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- H. Jobic
- Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse et l'Environnement de Lyon
- CNRS
- Université de Lyon 1
- 69626 Villeurbanne
- France
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Kulkarni AR, Sholl DS. DFT-Derived Force Fields for Modeling Hydrocarbon Adsorption in MIL-47(V). LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2015; 31:8453-68. [PMID: 26158777 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b01193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Generic force fields such as UFF and DREIDING are widely used for predicting molecular adsorption and diffusion in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), but the accuracy of these force fields is unclear. We describe a general framework for developing transferable force fields for modeling the adsorption of alkanes in a nonflexible MIL-47(V) MOF using periodic density functional theory (DFT) calculations. By calculating the interaction energies for a large number of energetically favorable adsorbate configurations using DFT, we obtain a force field that gives good predictions of adsorption isotherms, heats of adsorption, and diffusion properties for a wide range of alkanes and alkenes in MIL-47(V). The force field is shown to be transferable to related materials such as MIL-53(Cr) and is used to calculate the free-energy differences for the experimentally observed phases of MIL-53(Fe).
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- Ambarish R Kulkarni
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Yang Q, Liu D, Zhong C, Li JR. Development of computational methodologies for metal-organic frameworks and their application in gas separations. Chem Rev 2013; 113:8261-323. [PMID: 23826973 DOI: 10.1021/cr400005f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 284] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Qingyuan Yang
- Laboratory of Computational Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029, China
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Takakura K, Ueda T, Miyakubo K, Eguchi T. Local structure and dynamics of benzene confined in the IRMOF-1 nanocavity as studied by molecular dynamics simulation. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013; 15:279-90. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cp42947k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Duerinck T, Couck S, Vermoortele F, De Vos DE, Baron GV, Denayer JFM. Pulse gas chromatographic study of adsorption of substituted aromatics and heterocyclic molecules on MIL-47 at zero coverage. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:13883-13891. [PMID: 22958218 DOI: 10.1021/la3027732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The low coverage adsorptive properties of the MIL-47 metal organic framework toward aromatic and heterocyclic molecules are reported in this paper. The effect of molecular functionality and size on Henry adsorption constants and adsorption enthalpies of alkyl and heteroatom functionalized benzene derivates and heterocyclic molecules was studied using pulse gas chromatography. By means of statistical analysis, experimental data was analyzed and modeled using principal component analysis and partial least-squares regression. Structure-property relationships were established, revealing and confirming several trends. Among the molecular properties governing the adsorption process, vapor pressure, mean polarizability, and dipole moment play a determining role.
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- Tim Duerinck
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
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- Jian-Rong Li
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, P.O. Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842-3012, USA
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Wang C, Lin W. Diffusion-Controlled Luminescence Quenching in Metal−Organic Frameworks. J Am Chem Soc 2011; 133:4232-5. [DOI: 10.1021/ja111197d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 185] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Cheng Wang
- Department of Chemistry, CB#3290, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, CB#3290, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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Férey G, Serre C, Devic T, Maurin G, Jobic H, Llewellyn PL, De Weireld G, Vimont A, Daturi M, Chang JS. Why hybrid porous solids capture greenhouse gases? Chem Soc Rev 2011; 40:550-62. [DOI: 10.1039/c0cs00040j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 568] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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