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Gas adsorption and framework flexibility of CALF-20 explored via experiments and simulations

Oktavian, Rama; Goeminne, Ruben; Glasby, Lawson T; Song, Ping; Huynh, Racheal; Qazvini, Omid Taheri; Ghaffari-Nik, Omid; ... Moghadam, Peyman Z; + view all (2024) Gas adsorption and framework flexibility of CALF-20 explored via experiments and simulations. Nature Communications , 15 (1) , Article 3898. 10.1038/s41467-024-48136-0. Green open access

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Abstract

In 2021, Svante, in collaboration with BASF, reported successful scale up of CALF-20 production, a stable MOF with high capacity for post-combustion CO2 capture which exhibits remarkable stability towards water. CALF-20’s success story in the MOF commercialisation space provides new thinking about appropriate structural and adsorptive metrics important for CO2 capture. Here, we combine atomistic-level simulations with experiments to study adsorptive properties of CALF-20 and shed light on its flexible crystal structure. We compare measured and predicted CO2 and water adsorption isotherms and explain the role of water-framework interactions and hydrogen bonding networks in CALF-20’s hydrophobic behaviour. Furthermore, regular and enhanced sampling molecular dynamics simulations are performed with both density-functional theory (DFT) and machine learning potentials (MLPs) trained to DFT energies and forces. From these simulations, the effects of adsorption-induced flexibility in CALF-20 are uncovered. We envisage this work would encourage development of other MOF materials useful for CO2 capture applications in humid conditions.

Type: Article
Title: Gas adsorption and framework flexibility of CALF-20 explored via experiments and simulations
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48136-0
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-48136-0
Language: English
Additional information: Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Keywords: Science & Technology, Multidisciplinary Sciences, Science & Technology - Other Topics, METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS, CARBON-DIOXIDE, CO2 CAPTURE, BINDING, DESIGN, FIELD, MOF
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Chemical Engineering
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10194275
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