Diamine-functionalized metal–organic framework: exceptionally high CO2 capacities from ambient air and flue gas, ultrafast CO2 uptake rate, and adsorption mechanism

CATEGORY: MOF - METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS 
Diamine-functionalized metal–organic framework: exceptionally high CO2 capacities from ambient air and flue gas, ultrafast CO2 uptake rate, and adsorption mechanism

Type	Journal Article
Author	Woo Ram Lee
Author	Sang Yeon Hwang
URL	http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2014/ee/c3ee42328j
Volume	7
Issue	2
Pages	744-751
Publication	Energy & Environmental Science
Date	2014-01-23
Abstract	Researchers prepared a framework en-Mg2(dobpdc) (1-en; en = ethylenediamine) functionalized with the primary amine en using postmodification. They observed from synchrotron PXRD data that the cell parameters change upon grafting of en and CO2 uptake. The adsorbed CO2 amount of 1-en is 4.57 mmol g−1 (16.7 wt%) at 25 °C and 1 bar and decreases to 3.00 mmol g−1 (11.7 wt%) at 150 °C. Noticeably, 1-en shows a significant CO2 uptake (3.62 mmol g−1, 13.7 wt%) at 0.15 bar, which is comparable to the CO2 partial pressure of a post-combustion flue gas. The CO2 capacity of 1-en at 0.39 mbar, close to atmospheric CO2 concentration, is 2.83 mmol g−1 (11.1 wt%), which marks the highest amount among MOFs. The isosteric heat of adsorption (−Qst) of 1-en in CO2 capture corresponds to 49–51 kJ mol−1, which is supported by DFT calculations (−52.8 kJ mol−1). Results indicate that the adsorption of CO2 onto the free amines of en leads to the formation of a carbamic acid. Adsorption–desorption cyclings of CO2 at the real dilute concentrations of air and flue gas are established with almost retaining CO2 capacities, which could provide superior potential for practical application in CO2 capture.