Tian, Tian, Zeng, Zhixin, Vulpe, Diana, Casco, Mirian Elizabeth, Divitini, Giorgio, Midgley, Paul A., Silvestre-Albero, Joaquín, Tan, Jin-Chong, Moghadam, Peyman Z., Fairen-Jimenez, David
A sol–gel monolithic metal–organic framework with enhanced methane uptake
Nature Materials. 2018, 17: 174-179. doi:10.1038/NMAT5050
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/84032
DOI: 10.1038/NMAT5050
ISSN: 1476-1122 (Print)
Abstract: 
A critical bottleneck for the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel has been the development of materials capable of storing it in a sufficiently compact form at ambient temperature. Here we report the synthesis of a porous monolithic metal–organic framework (MOF), which after successful packing and densification reaches 259 cm3 (STP) cm−3 capacity. This is the highest value reported to date for conformed shape porous solids, and represents a greater than 50% improvement over any previously reported experimental value. Nanoindentation tests on the monolithic MOF showed robust mechanical properties, with hardness at least 130% greater than that previously measured in its conventional MOF counterparts. Our findings represent a substantial step in the application of mechanically robust conformed and densified MOFs for high volumetric energy storage and other industrial applications.
Keywords:Porous monolithic, Metal-organic framework, Methane uptake
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