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Electrostatic‐Field‐Induced Enhancement of Gas Mixture Separation in Metal‐Organic Frameworks: A Computational Study
Author(s) -
Yang Qingyuan,
Zhong Chongli
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.200600191
Subject(s) - electrostatics , adsorption , metal organic framework , gas separation , chemical physics , separation (statistics) , field (mathematics) , metal , nanotechnology , electrostatic interaction , chemistry , potential field , materials science , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , membrane , biochemistry , mathematics , machine learning , computer science , pure mathematics , engineering , geophysics , geology
Ordered microdomains with different electrostatic field strengths exist in certain metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs; see picture), and the electrostatic interactions in MOFs can enhance the separation of some gas mixtures, demonstrating that MOFs have great potential for adsorption separations.