H2O-functionalized zeolitic Zn(2-methylimidazole)2framework (ZIF-8) for H2Storage

Authors

Peifu Cheng, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
Yun Hang Hu, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-25-2014

Department

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Abstract

It is generally recognized that H2O adsorption on a porous material would inhibit H2adsorption. However, this paper reports that stable H2O-functionalized zeolitic Zn(2-methylimidazole)2framework (ZIF-8), which was obtained by the simple water treatment of ZIF-8 at ambient temperature, can increase its H2adsorption heat from 5.2 to 10.1 kJ/mol. As a result, the reversible H2capacity at ambient temperature increased by 77%. This indicates that H2O functionalization provides a novel approach to enhance ambient-temperature hydrogen storage in ZIF-8 and other metal-organic frameworks.

Publisher's Statement

© 2014 American Chemical Society. Publisher’s version of record: https://doi.org/10.1021/jp507030g

Publication Title

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Recommended Citation

Cheng, P., & Hu, Y. (2014). H2O-functionalized zeolitic Zn(2-methylimidazole)2framework (ZIF-8) for H2Storage. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 118(38), 21866-21872. http://doi.org/10.1021/jp507030g
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