Quantitative Structure–Property Relationships from Experiments for CH<sub>4</sub> Storage and Delivery by Metal–Organic Frameworks

Quantitative structure–property relationships (QSPRs) can be applied to metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) to allow for reasonable estimates to be made of the CH<sub>4</sub> storage performance. QSPRs are available for CH<sub>4</sub> storage of MOFs, but these were obtained from...

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Main Author: Eyas Mahmoud
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description Quantitative structure–property relationships (QSPRs) can be applied to metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) to allow for reasonable estimates to be made of the CH<sub>4</sub> storage performance. QSPRs are available for CH<sub>4</sub> storage of MOFs, but these were obtained from Grand Canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulations which have come under scrutiny and of which the accuracy has been questioned. Here, QSPRs were developed from experimental data and insights are provided on how to improve storage and deliverable CH<sub>4</sub> storage capacity based on material properties. Physical properties of MOFs, such as density, pore volume, and largest cavity diameter (LCD), and their significance for CH<sub>4</sub> storage capacity were assessed. One relationship that was found is that CH<sub>4</sub> gravimetric storage capacity is directly proportional to Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area (r<sup>2</sup> > 90%). The QSPRs demonstrated the effect of van der Waals forces involved in CH<sub>4</sub> adsorption. An assessment was made of the accuracy of QSPRs made by GCMC as compared to QSPRs derived from experimental data. Guidelines are provided for optimal design of MOFs, including density and pore volume. With the recent achievement of the gravimetric 2012 DOE CH<sub>4</sub> storage target, the QSPRs presented here may allow for the prediction of structural descriptors for CH<sub>4</sub> storage capacity and delivery.
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spelling doaj.art-cd77ee9688b64f83a5ddfcecdf7ad64b2023-11-20T10:01:01ZengMDPI AGCrystals2073-43522020-08-0110870010.3390/cryst10080700Quantitative Structure–Property Relationships from Experiments for CH<sub>4</sub> Storage and Delivery by Metal–Organic FrameworksEyas Mahmoud0Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, UAEQuantitative structure–property relationships (QSPRs) can be applied to metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) to allow for reasonable estimates to be made of the CH<sub>4</sub> storage performance. QSPRs are available for CH<sub>4</sub> storage of MOFs, but these were obtained from Grand Canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulations which have come under scrutiny and of which the accuracy has been questioned. Here, QSPRs were developed from experimental data and insights are provided on how to improve storage and deliverable CH<sub>4</sub> storage capacity based on material properties. Physical properties of MOFs, such as density, pore volume, and largest cavity diameter (LCD), and their significance for CH<sub>4</sub> storage capacity were assessed. One relationship that was found is that CH<sub>4</sub> gravimetric storage capacity is directly proportional to Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area (r<sup>2</sup> > 90%). The QSPRs demonstrated the effect of van der Waals forces involved in CH<sub>4</sub> adsorption. An assessment was made of the accuracy of QSPRs made by GCMC as compared to QSPRs derived from experimental data. Guidelines are provided for optimal design of MOFs, including density and pore volume. With the recent achievement of the gravimetric 2012 DOE CH<sub>4</sub> storage target, the QSPRs presented here may allow for the prediction of structural descriptors for CH<sub>4</sub> storage capacity and delivery.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/10/8/700adsorptionmetal-organic frameworksnatural gas vehiclesQSPRmethane
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Quantitative Structure–Property Relationships from Experiments for CH<sub>4</sub> Storage and Delivery by Metal–Organic Frameworks
Crystals
adsorption
metal-organic frameworks
natural gas vehicles
QSPR
methane
title Quantitative Structure–Property Relationships from Experiments for CH<sub>4</sub> Storage and Delivery by Metal–Organic Frameworks
title_full Quantitative Structure–Property Relationships from Experiments for CH<sub>4</sub> Storage and Delivery by Metal–Organic Frameworks
title_fullStr Quantitative Structure–Property Relationships from Experiments for CH<sub>4</sub> Storage and Delivery by Metal–Organic Frameworks
title_full_unstemmed Quantitative Structure–Property Relationships from Experiments for CH<sub>4</sub> Storage and Delivery by Metal–Organic Frameworks
title_short Quantitative Structure–Property Relationships from Experiments for CH<sub>4</sub> Storage and Delivery by Metal–Organic Frameworks
title_sort quantitative structure property relationships from experiments for ch sub 4 sub storage and delivery by metal organic frameworks
topic adsorption
metal-organic frameworks
natural gas vehicles
QSPR
methane
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/10/8/700
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