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Synthesis and Characterization of Functionalized Metal-organic Frameworks
Published on: September 5, 2014
Metal-Organic Frameworks for Enhanced Hydrogen Generation from Syngas: A Density Functional Theory Approach
Karuppasamy Gopalsamy1, Chandrodai Pratap Singh1,2,3, Sailaja Krishnamurty2,3
1Centre for Advanced Materials and Industrial Chemistry (CAMIC), School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, Australia.
Abstract:
Although methane poses environmental concerns, it is employed in hydrogen production processes such as steam-methane reforming (SMR), which has an issue of by-products released. Initiatives are being pursued to address CO and CO2 emissions using carbon capture methods, with the goal of minimizing environmental harm while improving pure hydrogen generation from syngas. In this study, porous coordination network (PCN-250) has been studied for its selective adsorption property towards CO, CO2 and H2O as syngas mixture to obtain pure hydrogen. For this purpose, the trimetallic cluster node Fe2M (where Fe2 represents the 3+ oxidation state and M is Cr(II), Mn(II), Fe(II), Co(II), Ni(II), and Zn(II)) has been considered. Fe(III) in combination with metal atoms like Cr(II), Co(II), or Ni(II) has been found to exhibit enhanced adsorption properties towards CO, CO2 and H2O. The molecule with the strongest interaction was found to be H2O over Fe(III)2Zn(II) cluster and weakest interaction was found between H2 and Fe(III)2Ni(II). Charge transfer, natural bond orbital (NBO) and spin density analyses reveal the electronic structural properties of this combination, leading to enhanced adsorption of CO and CO2.
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