Separation of amyl alcohol isomers in ZIF-77

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Authors
  • R. Bueno-Perez
  • J.J. GutiĆ©rrez-Sevillano
  • D. Dubbeldam ORCID logo
  • P.J. Merkling
Publication date 2015
Journal ChemPhysChem
Volume | Issue number 16 | 13
Pages (from-to) 2735-2738
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS)
Abstract The separation of pentanol isomer mixtures is shown to be very efficient using the nanoporous adsorbent zeolitic imidazolate framework ZIF-77. Through molecular simulations, we demonstrate that this material achieves a complete separation of linear from monobranchedand these from dibranchedisomers. Remarkably, the adsorption and diffusion behaviors follow the same decreasing trend, produced by the channel size of ZIF-77 and the guest shape. This separation based on molecular branching applies to alkanes and alcohols and promises to encompass numerous other functional groups.
Document type Article
Note With supporting information
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.201500319
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