Surface modification induced enhanced CO2sorption in cucurbit[6]uril, an organic porous material

© 2017 the Owner Societies. The CO 2 adsorption properties of an organic macrocycle, cucurbit[6]uril (CB[6] ), have been evaluated through experimental and theoretical studies. Quantum mechanical calculations show that CB[6] is capable of adsorbing the CO 2 molecule selectively within its cavity re...

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Main Authors: Mohan, M., Suzuki, T., Nair, A., Pillai, S., Warrier, K., Hareesh, U., Nair, Balagopal, Gale, Julian
Format: Journal Article
Published: R S C Publications 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/62945
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author Mohan, M.
Suzuki, T.
Nair, A.
Pillai, S.
Warrier, K.
Hareesh, U.
Nair, Balagopal
Gale, Julian
author_facet Mohan, M.
Suzuki, T.
Nair, A.
Pillai, S.
Warrier, K.
Hareesh, U.
Nair, Balagopal
Gale, Julian
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description © 2017 the Owner Societies. The CO 2 adsorption properties of an organic macrocycle, cucurbit[6]uril (CB[6] ), have been evaluated through experimental and theoretical studies. Quantum mechanical calculations show that CB[6] is capable of adsorbing the CO 2 molecule selectively within its cavity relative to nitrogen. Adsorption experiments at 298 K and at 1 bar pressure gave a CO 2 adsorption value of 1.23 mmol g -1 for the unmodified material. Significant enhancements in the CO 2 adsorption capacity of the material were experimentally demonstrated through surface modification using physical and chemical methods. Ethanolamine (EA) modified CB[6] provided an excellent sorption selectivity value of 121.4 for CO 2 /N 2 at 323 K and is unique with respect to its discrimination potential between CO 2 and N 2 . The chemical nature of the interaction between CO 2 and amine is shown to be the primary mechanism for the enhanced CO 2 absorption performance.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-629452023-08-02T06:39:10Z Surface modification induced enhanced CO2sorption in cucurbit[6]uril, an organic porous material Mohan, M. Suzuki, T. Nair, A. Pillai, S. Warrier, K. Hareesh, U. Nair, Balagopal Gale, Julian © 2017 the Owner Societies. The CO 2 adsorption properties of an organic macrocycle, cucurbit[6]uril (CB[6] ), have been evaluated through experimental and theoretical studies. Quantum mechanical calculations show that CB[6] is capable of adsorbing the CO 2 molecule selectively within its cavity relative to nitrogen. Adsorption experiments at 298 K and at 1 bar pressure gave a CO 2 adsorption value of 1.23 mmol g -1 for the unmodified material. Significant enhancements in the CO 2 adsorption capacity of the material were experimentally demonstrated through surface modification using physical and chemical methods. Ethanolamine (EA) modified CB[6] provided an excellent sorption selectivity value of 121.4 for CO 2 /N 2 at 323 K and is unique with respect to its discrimination potential between CO 2 and N 2 . The chemical nature of the interaction between CO 2 and amine is shown to be the primary mechanism for the enhanced CO 2 absorption performance. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/62945 10.1039/c7cp03866f R S C Publications unknown
spellingShingle Mohan, M.
Suzuki, T.
Nair, A.
Pillai, S.
Warrier, K.
Hareesh, U.
Nair, Balagopal
Gale, Julian
Surface modification induced enhanced CO2sorption in cucurbit[6]uril, an organic porous material
title Surface modification induced enhanced CO2sorption in cucurbit[6]uril, an organic porous material
title_full Surface modification induced enhanced CO2sorption in cucurbit[6]uril, an organic porous material
title_fullStr Surface modification induced enhanced CO2sorption in cucurbit[6]uril, an organic porous material
title_full_unstemmed Surface modification induced enhanced CO2sorption in cucurbit[6]uril, an organic porous material
title_short Surface modification induced enhanced CO2sorption in cucurbit[6]uril, an organic porous material
title_sort surface modification induced enhanced co2sorption in cucurbit[6]uril, an organic porous material
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/62945