Issue 47, 2020

Pore engineering of metal–organic frameworks for ethylene purification

Abstract

Ethylene production is an important and direct indicator related to the development of the petrochemical industry in a country. However, the separation and purification of ethylene is an extremely energy-consuming process. In this review, the latest progress in the purification of ethylene using metal organic frameworks (MOFs), a new type of physical adsorbent, is summarized according to four classifications of pore engineering, including pore surface functionalization, molecular sieving, controlled framework softness and dynamic pore-dominated molecular diffusion. Finally, the current challenges and future prospects in this field are also discussed.

Graphical abstract: Pore engineering of metal–organic frameworks for ethylene purification

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
21 Sept. 2020
Accepted
30 Okt. 2020
First published
30 Okt. 2020

Dalton Trans., 2020,49, 17093-17105

Pore engineering of metal–organic frameworks for ethylene purification

S. Liu, Q. Dong, Y. Zhou, S. Wang and J. Duan, Dalton Trans., 2020, 49, 17093 DOI: 10.1039/D0DT03279D

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