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  • Materials Science
  • Chemistry
  • Chemical Engineering

Background:

  • Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are versatile solid-state materials with applications in energy storage, separation, catalysis, and biomedical fields.
  • Fluorocarbons are widely used refrigerants, but their environmental impact necessitates the development of sustainable alternatives and efficient recovery methods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the adsorption behavior of various fluorocarbon derivatives on microporous and hierarchical mesoporous metal-organic frameworks.
  • To evaluate the potential of these MOFs as sorbents for separation of fluorocarbon mixtures and for use in adsorption cooling systems.

Main Methods:

  • Adsorption isotherms were measured for a series of fluorocarbons (dichlorodifluoromethane, chlorodifluoromethane, chlorotrifluoromethane, tetrafluoromethane, and methane) on selected MOFs.
  • Analysis of adsorption capacity, uptake pressure, and isosteric heats of adsorption.
  • Correlation of adsorption affinity with refrigerant properties like polarizability and boiling point.

Main Results:

  • Microporous MOFs exhibited high dichlorodifluoromethane uptake (>4 mmol g⁻¹) at very low relative pressures (P/Po = 0.02).
  • Hierarchical mesoporous MOFs demonstrated exceptionally high uptake capacities (>14 mmol g⁻¹) at higher relative pressures (P/Po = 0.4).
  • Adsorption affinity increased with refrigerant polarizability and boiling point, following the order: dichlorodifluoromethane > chlorodifluoromethane > chlorotrifluoromethane > tetrafluoromethane > methane.

Conclusions:

  • The studied MOFs show significant potential as effective sorbents for fluorocarbon capture and separation.
  • These findings suggest the feasibility of using these MOFs in eco-friendly fluorocarbon-based adsorption cooling technologies.
  • The selective adsorption capabilities could enable the separation of azeotropic fluorocarbon mixtures.