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Sriram A, Choi S, Yu X, Brabson LM, Das A, Ulissi Z, Uyttendaele M, Medford AJ, Sholl DS. The Open DAC 2023 Dataset and Challenges for Sorbent Discovery in Direct Air Capture. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2024; 10:923-941. [PMID: 38799660 PMCID: PMC11117325 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.3c01629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Direct air capture (DAC) of CO2 with porous adsorbents such as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) has the potential to aid large-scale decarbonization. Previous screening of MOFs for DAC relied on empirical force fields and ignored adsorbed H2O and MOF deformation. We performed quantum chemistry calculations overcoming these restrictions for thousands of MOFs. The resulting data enable efficient descriptions using machine learning.
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- Anuroop Sriram
- Fundamental AI Research,
Meta AI, Meta, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Fundamental AI Research,
Meta AI, Meta, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Fundamental AI Research,
Meta AI, Meta, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Fundamental AI Research,
Meta AI, Meta, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Fundamental AI Research,
Meta AI, Meta, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-2008, United States
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Cho Y, Kulik HJ. Improving gas adsorption modeling for MOFs by local calibration of Hubbard U parameters. J Chem Phys 2024; 160:154101. [PMID: 38624114 DOI: 10.1063/5.0201934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/31/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024] Open
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While computational screening with density functional theory (DFT) is frequently employed for the screening of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for gas separation and storage, commonly applied generalized gradient approximations (GGAs) exhibit self-interaction errors, which hinder the predictions of adsorption energies. We investigate the Hubbard U parameter to augment DFT calculations for full periodic MOFs, targeting a more precise modeling of gas molecule-MOF interactions, specifically for N2, CO2, and O2. We introduce a calibration scheme for the U parameter, which is tailored for each MOF, by leveraging higher-level calculations on the secondary building unit (SBU) of the MOF. When applied to the full periodic MOF, the U parameter calibrated against hybrid HSE06 calculations of SBUs successfully reproduces hybrid-quality calculations of the adsorption energy of the periodic MOF. The mean absolute deviation of adsorption energies reduces from 0.13 eV for a standard GGA treatment to 0.06 eV with the calibrated U, demonstrating the utility of the calibration procedure when applied to the full MOF structure. Furthermore, attempting to use coupled cluster singles and doubles with perturbative triples calculations of isolated SBUs for this calibration procedure shows varying degrees of success in predicting the experimental heat of adsorption. It improves accuracy for N2 adsorption for cases of overbinding, whereas its impact on CO2 is minimal, and ambiguities in spin state assignment hinder consistent improvements of O2 adsorption. Our findings emphasize the limitations of cluster models and advocate the use of full periodic MOF systems with a calibrated U parameter, providing a more comprehensive understanding of gas adsorption in MOFs.
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- Yeongsu Cho
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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Adhikari D, Karki R, Adhikari K, Pantha N. First-Principles Study on the Selective Separation of Toxic Gases by Mg-MOF-74. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:4849-4856. [PMID: 38313532 PMCID: PMC10831846 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c08358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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This study primarily focused on the detection and separation of toxic gases such as CO, H2S, SO2, NH3, NO, and NO2 by Mg-MOF-74, as well as assessing the stability of those toxic gases on it. The calculations were performed by using density functional theory as implemented in the Gaussian-09 and Quantum ESPRESSO suites of the program. GGA-type PBE-D2 functionals with a plane wave basis set were used in the optimization of the Mg-MOF-74 crystal, and hybrid-type B3LYP and M06 functionals with the 6-31G*basis set were used in cluster calculation. The binding energies of CO and H2S with MOF were found to be in the physisorption range, whereas the energies of SO2, NH3, NO, and NO2 were found to be in the chemisorption range. Based on binding energy, hardness, and softness studies, it was found that NO and NO2 molecules were more stable in Mg-MOF-74, suggesting that Mg-MOF-74 is a good detector for NO and NO2 molecules.
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- Dipak Adhikari
- Central
Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal
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- Central
Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal
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- Central
Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal
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Jaramillo DE, Jaffe A, Snyder BER, Smith A, Taw E, Rohde RC, Dods MN, DeSnoo W, Meihaus KR, Harris TD, Neaton JB, Long JR. Metal-organic frameworks as O 2-selective adsorbents for air separations. Chem Sci 2022; 13:10216-10237. [PMID: 36277628 PMCID: PMC9473493 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc03577d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Oxygen is a critical gas in numerous industries and is produced globally on a gigatonne scale, primarily through energy-intensive cryogenic distillation of air. The realization of large-scale adsorption-based air separations could enable a significant reduction in associated worldwide energy consumption and would constitute an important component of broader efforts to combat climate change. Certain small-scale air separations are carried out using N2-selective adsorbents, although the low capacities, poor selectivities, and high regeneration energies associated with these materials limit the extent of their usage. In contrast, the realization of O2-selective adsorbents may facilitate more widespread adoption of adsorptive air separations, which could enable the decentralization of O2 production and utilization and advance new uses for O2. Here, we present a detailed evaluation of the potential of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) to serve as O2-selective adsorbents for air separations. Drawing insights from biological and molecular systems that selectively bind O2, we survey the field of O2-selective MOFs, highlighting progress and identifying promising areas for future exploration. As a guide for further research, the importance of moving beyond the traditional evaluation of O2 adsorption enthalpy, ΔH, is emphasized, and the free energy of O2 adsorption, ΔG, is discussed as the key metric for understanding and predicting MOF performance under practical conditions. Based on a proof-of-concept assessment of O2 binding carried out for eight different MOFs using experimentally derived capacities and thermodynamic parameters, we identify two existing materials and one proposed framework with nearly optimal ΔG values for operation under user-defined conditions. While enhancements are still needed in other material properties, the insights from the assessments herein serve as a guide for future materials design and evaluation. Computational approaches based on density functional theory with periodic boundary conditions are also discussed as complementary to experimental efforts, and new predictions enable identification of additional promising MOF systems for investigation.
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- David E Jaramillo
- Department of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley Berkeley California 94720 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley Berkeley California 94720 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley Berkeley California 94720 USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California Berkeley Berkeley California 94720 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Berkeley Berkeley California 94720 USA
- Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley California 94720 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley Berkeley California 94720 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley Berkeley California 94720 USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California Berkeley Berkeley California 94720 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley Berkeley California 94720 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley Berkeley California 94720 USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California Berkeley Berkeley California 94720 USA
- Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley California 94720 USA
- Kavli Nanosciences Institute at Berkeley Berkeley California 94720 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley Berkeley California 94720 USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Berkeley Berkeley California 94720 USA
- Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley California 94720 USA
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Rosen AS, Notestein JM, Snurr RQ. Exploring mechanistic routes for light alkane oxidation with an iron-triazolate metal-organic framework. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:8129-8141. [PMID: 35332353 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp00963c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In this work, we computationally explore the formation and subsequent reactivity of various iron-oxo species in the iron-triazolate framework Fe2(μ-OH)2(bbta) (H2bbta = 1H,5H-benzo(1,2-d:4,5-d')bistriazole) for the catalytic activation of strong C-H bonds. With the direct conversion of methane to methanol as the probe reaction of interest, we use density functional theory (DFT) calculations to evaluate multiple mechanistic pathways in the presence of either N2O or H2O2 oxidants. These calculations reveal that a wide range of transition metal-oxo sites - both terminal and bridging - are plausible in this family of metal-organic frameworks, making it a unique platform for comparing the electronic structure and reactivity of different proposed active site motifs. Based on the DFT calculations, we predict that Fe2(μ-OH)2(bbta) would exhibit a relatively low barrier for N2O activation and energetically favorable formation of an [Fe(O)]2+ species that is capable of oxidizing C-H bonds. In contrast, the use of H2O2 as the oxidant is predicted to yield an assortment of bridging iron-oxo sites that are less reactive. We also find that abstracting oxo ligands can exhibit a complex mixture of both positive and negative spin density, which may have broader implications for relating the degree of radical character to catalytic activity. In general, we consider the coordinatively unsaturated iron sites to be promising for oxidation catalysis, and we provide several recommendations on how to further tune the catalytic properties of this family of metal-triazolate frameworks.
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- Andrew S Rosen
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
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Electrochemical Potential of the Metal Organic Framework MIL-101(Fe) as Cathode Material in Li-Ion Batteries. CONDENSED MATTER 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/condmat6020022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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We discuss the characteristic factors that determine the electrochemical potentials in a metal-organic framework used as cathode for Li-ion batteries via density functional theory-based simulations. Our focus is on MIL-101(Fe) cathode material. Our study gives insight into the role of local atomic environment and structural deformations in generating electrochemical potential.
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