Systematic Postsynthetic Modification of Nanoporous Organic Frameworks for Enhanced CO2 Capture from Flue Gas and Landfill Gas

Timur Islamoglu, Tong Kim, Zafer Kahveci, Oussama M. El-Kadri, Hani M. El-Kaderi*

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Abstract

Controlled postsynthetic nitration of NPOF-1, a nanoporous organic framework constructed by nickel(0)-catalyzed Yamamoto coupling of 1,3,5-tris(4-bromophenyl)benzene, has been performed and is proven to be a promising route to introduce nitro groups and to convert mesopores to micropores without compromising surface area. Reduction of the nitro groups yields aniline-like amine-functionalized NPOF-1-NH2 that has a micropore volume of 0.48 cm3 g-1, which corresponds to 71% of the total pore volume and a Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area of 1535 m2 g-1. Adequate basicity of the amine functionalities leads to modest isosteric heats of adsorption for CO2, which allow for high regenerability. The unique combination of high surface area, microporous structure, and amine-functionalized pore walls enables NPOF-1-NH2 to have remarkable CO2 working capacity values for removal from landfill gas and flue gas. The performance of NPOF-1-NH2 in CO2 removal ranks among the best by porous organic materials.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2592-2599
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry C
Volume120
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 18 2016

Funding

This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences, under Award DESC0002576. T.I. thanks the Ministry of National Education of Turkey for graduate fellowship.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • General Energy
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films

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