Steam-stable zeolitic imidazolate framework ZIF-90 membrane with hydrogen selectivity through covalent functionalization

Aisheng Huang; Wei Dou; Jürgen Caro

doi:10.1021/ja108774v

Steam-stable zeolitic imidazolate framework ZIF-90 membrane with hydrogen selectivity through covalent functionalization

J Am Chem Soc. 2010 Nov 10;132(44):15562-4. doi: 10.1021/ja108774v.

Authors

Aisheng Huang¹, Wei Dou, Jürgen Caro

Affiliation

¹ Institut für Physikalische Chemie und Elektrochemie, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Callinstr. 3A, D-30167 Hannover, Germany. aisheng.huang@pci.uni-hannover.de

PMID: 20961125
DOI: 10.1021/ja108774v

Abstract

A novel covalent functionalization strategy was developed to prepare reproducible ZIF-90 molecular sieve membranes by using 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane as a covalent linker between the ZIF-90 layer and Al(2)O(3) support via imines condensation. The ZIF-90 membranes show high thermal and hydrothermal stabilities, and they allow the separation of hydrogen from larger gases by molecular sieving.