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Cover Picture: Microporous Magnesium and Manganese Formates for Acetylene Storage and Separation (Chem. Asian J. 4/2007)
Author(s) -
Samsonenko Denis G.,
Kim Hyunuk,
Sun Yinyong,
Kim GhyungHwa,
Lee HeungSoo,
Kim Kimoon
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
chemistry – an asian journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.18
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1861-471X
pISSN - 1861-4728
DOI - 10.1002/asia.200790006
Subject(s) - acetylene , microporous material , sorption , selectivity , manganese , magnesium , adsorption , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , materials science , catalysis , organic chemistry
Low‐cost and efficient materials that store acetylene with high selectivity are the key to its production, transportation, and delivery. In their Full Paper on page 484 ff., K. Kim and co‐workers demonstrate that microporous magnesium and manganese formates show not only a high capacity for acetylene sorption but also remarkable selectivity over CO 2 , CH 4 , N 2 , O 2 , and H 2 at room temperature. The metal formates discriminate C 2 H 2 and CO 2 despite their similar size and physical properties. Single‐crystal X‐ray structure analysis of the acetylene‐adsorbed metal formates reveals two acetylene sorption sites.