Volume 133, Issue 12 pp. 6409-6413
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Self-Pillared Ultramicroporous Carbon Nanoplates for Selective Separation of CH4/N2

Shuang Xu

Shuang Xu

State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Liaoning Key Laboratory for Catalytic Conversion of Carbon Resources, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024 P. R. China

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Prof. Wen-Cui Li

Prof. Wen-Cui Li

State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Liaoning Key Laboratory for Catalytic Conversion of Carbon Resources, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024 P. R. China

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Cheng-Tong Wang

Cheng-Tong Wang

State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Liaoning Key Laboratory for Catalytic Conversion of Carbon Resources, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024 P. R. China

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Lei Tang

Lei Tang

State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Liaoning Key Laboratory for Catalytic Conversion of Carbon Resources, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024 P. R. China

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Prof. Guang-Ping Hao

Corresponding Author

Prof. Guang-Ping Hao

State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Liaoning Key Laboratory for Catalytic Conversion of Carbon Resources, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024 P. R. China

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Prof. An-Hui Lu

Corresponding Author

Prof. An-Hui Lu

State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Liaoning Key Laboratory for Catalytic Conversion of Carbon Resources, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024 P. R. China

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First published: 16 December 2020
Citations: 34

Abstract

There is growing evidence that pillaring up a densely packed ultramicroporous two-dimensional (2D) structure is an effective strategy to reduce their internal diffusion. Reliable pillaring paradigms, however, is rather challenging. Here we report a one-pot multi-component sequential assembly method for the preparation of a new self-pillared 2D polymer and ultramicroporous carbon with integrated surface protrusions. The molecular level pillaring process is surprisingly fast, that is, in 10 min. The thickness of nanoplate edge and the density (roughness), angle as well as height of protrusions can be precisely tuned. Exemplified in coal bed methane purification/separation, this unique pillared 2D carbons exhibit a CH4/N2 selectivity up to 24 at a low CH4 partial pressure and two orders of magnitude faster CH4 diffusion kinetics than the commercial carbon molecular sieves. This solution synthesis methodology is generalizable for creation and fine tuning of pillared 2D heterostructures.

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