Ionic liquids supported on metal-organic frameworks: Remarkable adsorbents for adsorptive desulfurization

Nazmul Abedin Khan, Zubair Hasan, Sung Hwa Jhung

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Abstract

Acidic ionic-liquids (IL) supported on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been shown to be beneficial for adsorptive desulfurization. A remarkable improvement in the adsorption capacity (ca. 71%) was observed in for ILs supported on MIL-101 compared with virgin MIL- 101. The improved adsorptive performance might be explained by the acid-base interactions between the acidic ionic liquid and basic benzothiophene (BT). Moreover, from this study, it can be suggested that porous MOFs, supported with ionic liquids, may introduce a new class of highly porous adsorbents for the efficient adsorption of various compounds.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)376-380
Number of pages5
JournalChemistry - A European Journal
Volume20
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Jan 2014

Keywords

  • Acid-base interactions
  • Adsorption
  • Desulfurization
  • Ionic liquids
  • Metal-organic frameworks

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