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Entropic Separations of Mixtures of Aromatics by Selective Face‐to‐Face Molecular Stacking in One‐Dimensional Channels of Metal–Organic Frameworks and Zeolites
Author(s) -
TorresKnoop Ariana,
Balestra Salvador R. G.,
Krishna Rajamani,
Calero Sofía,
Dubbeldam David
Publication year - 2015
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.201402819
Subject(s) - stacking , chemistry , metal organic framework , metal , chemical physics , entropy (arrow of time) , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , materials science , organic chemistry , thermodynamics , adsorption , physics , engineering
Separation of challenging mixtures using metal–organic frameworks can be achieved by an entropy‐driven mechanism, where one of the components can arrange into a “face‐to‐face” stacking, thus reducing its “footprint” and reaching a higher saturation loading.