Issue 36, 2018

Evaluation of the highly stable metal–organic framework MIL-53(Al)-TDC (TDC = 2,5-thiophenedicarboxylate) as a new and promising adsorbent for heat transformation applications

Abstract

The recently reported Al-based metal–organic framework MIL-53(Al)-TDC (TDC = 2,5-thiophenedicarboxylate) shows desirable water sorption properties towards adsorption-driven heat transformation applications with high thermal and solvent/pH stability as well as hydrothermal stability over 40 cycles. Water vapor sorption measurements at 25, 40 and 60 °C yielded an advantageous isosteric heat of adsorption of only 2.6 kJ g−1, favoring the use of MIL-53(Al)-TDC in sorption based chilling where the released heat of adsorption corresponds to waste heat. The good cooling performance of MIL-53(Al)-TDC comes from desirable low desorption temperatures below 65 °C, with also desirable high condenser temperatures of around 40 °C and corresponding water exchange of almost 0.35 g g−1. The thereby offered working window cannot be provided by common adsorbents and renders the material an ideal candidate for adsorption cooling applications.

Graphical abstract: Evaluation of the highly stable metal–organic framework MIL-53(Al)-TDC (TDC = 2,5-thiophenedicarboxylate) as a new and promising adsorbent for heat transformation applications

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
11 May 2018
Accepted
22 Aug 2018
First published
22 Aug 2018

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2018,6, 17706-17712

Evaluation of the highly stable metal–organic framework MIL-53(Al)-TDC (TDC = 2,5-thiophenedicarboxylate) as a new and promising adsorbent for heat transformation applications

N. Tannert, S. Ernst, C. Jansen, H. Bart, S. K. Henninger and C. Janiak, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2018, 6, 17706 DOI: 10.1039/C8TA04407D

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