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N/O-functionalized MOFs with nonpolar channels for efficient natural gas purification and carbon capture

Weiwei Xu,†a   Xing-Zhe Guo, ORCID logo †ac   Nan Ma,a   Zihao Xing, ORCID logo *a   Jiantang Li ORCID logo *b  and  Jinfa Chang ORCID logo *a  

* Corresponding authors

a Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate and Reticular Material Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, P. R. China
E-mail: xingzh612@nenu.edu.cn, changjinfa@nenu.edu.cn

b Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, PR China
E-mail: jiantang.li@zjnu.edu.cn

c State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, PR China

Abstract

A porous PyC–Zn-MOF, which possesses a rectangular pore structure and abundant nitrogen/oxygen bifunctional sites, is reported. It demonstrated effective separation of CH4/C2H6/C3H8 and CO2/N2, achieving a CH4 purity of >99.9% with a yield of 7.88 L kg−1 in a single adsorption–desorption cycle, underscoring its outstanding potential for industrial application.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D6CC00792A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
06 Feb 2026
Accepted
29 Mar 2026
First published
30 Mar 2026

Chem. Commun., 2026, Advance Article

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N/O-functionalized MOFs with nonpolar channels for efficient natural gas purification and carbon capture

W. Xu, X. Guo, N. Ma, Z. Xing, J. Li and J. Chang, Chem. Commun., 2026, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D6CC00792A

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