Elastic layer-structured metal organic frameworks (ELMs)

Elastic layer-structured metal organic frameworks (ELMs) having flexible two-dimensional structure show a gate phenomenon in sorption/desorption of simple gas molecules. The gate phenomenon is accompanied by expansion/shrinkage of the layers. The gas sorption/desorption is not based on a physical adsorption, but on a chemical reaction, which includes high cooperativity. The cooperative reaction could be analyzed thermodynamically. The gate phenomenon showed advantages in separation of CO2 from mixed gases and in storage of CH4 owing to easy release of absorbed molecules.

Elastic layer-structured MOFs (ELMs) have a novel feature of a flexible structure and a reversible expansion/shrinkage behavior and usefulness in applicability to CO2 separation and CH4 storage.Figure optionsDownload as PowerPoint slide