| Synthesis and methane storage on the nanoporous Metal-Organic Framework compound MIL-53(Cu) |
| Paper ID : 1314-UFGNSM-FULL |
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| Energy storage is a prime challenge facing chemists. Methane, the principle component of natural gas, is an attractive fuel due to its natural abundance and clean burning process. Research efforts have been carried out to find suitable porous material to store methane in a safe, cheap, and convenient manner without need for a massive pressure containment vessel. The copper-based Metal-Organic Framework (MOF), referred to as MIL-53-Cu, has been obtained under hydrothermal conditions as adsorbent for the storage of methane. After characterization of samples, methane adsorption measured by volumetric method. MIL-53-Cu was hydrothermally synthesized from a mixture of copper (II) nitrate terihydrate Cu(NO3)2.2H2O, terephthalic acid HO2C-(C6H4)-CO2H, hydrofluoric acid HF, and H2O in the molar ratio 1:1:1:280 at temperature 483K for 3 days and inside pressure of autoclave was 20bar. N2-adsorption studies of MIL-53-Cu at 77K reveal a BET surface area 1115 m2/g. Methane adsorption studies at 298K and 25bar show that MIL-53-Cu exhibits an absolute methane-adsorption capacity of 1.26m.mol/g. The use of copper opens now the way for the synthesis and characterization of new porous solids with potential application. |
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| Keywords: Metal-Organic Framework, Methane storage, nanoporous MIL-53-Cu |
| Status : Paper Accepted (Poster Presentation) |
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