Scaling up regeneration of ultraporous gas adsorbents

摘要

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), the world's most porous materials, have emerged as ideal adsorbents for gas capture owing to their exceptionally high surface areas and chemical versatility. However, widespread deployment remains challenging in part because the insulating nature of MOFs is incompatible with the need to deliver heat to drive off adsorbed gas in order to regenerate the pristine MOF for repeated use.